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Tamsyn Spear, BACP

Tamsyn Spear is a counsellor with more than a decade of experience supporting people through difficult times.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
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About Tamsyn

Tamsyn Spear is a counsellor with more than a decade of experience supporting people through difficult times. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about stress, anxiety, low mood, grief and the impact of trauma and abuse. Her aim is to help people identify practical steps they want to take and to feel more confident in making those changes.

Tamsyn has worked across the voluntary sector, the NHS and local council services in the United Kingdom.

Background and approach

That background includes roles supporting children, young people and adults, and providing therapeutic support to parents and carers. This range of work informs a flexible, down-to-earth approach to therapy. Her practice uses an integrative framework drawing on person-centred counselling, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt.

She also uses mindfulness techniques, systemic family practice, attachment ideas, creative therapies and brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when these fit the client’s needs. Interventions are chosen in collaboration with each person. Tamsyn often helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, parenting pressures, addiction concerns, anger and compassion fatigue.

She also supports work on self-esteem, life changes, midlife issues and questions of life purpose. Sessions focus on practical coping alongside exploring underlying patterns. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, gentle reflection and joined-up planning for change.

Tamsyn aims to make therapy feel manageable and relevant, so people can try out new ways of coping and notice small differences over time.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	377116	April 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

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How Tamsyn’s approaches work online

Person-centred counselling focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client. It involves listening without judgement and helping people find their own answers, which can suit worries like anxiety, low mood and uncertainty about life choices.

Brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. It offers practical tools to reduce unhelpful thinking and try new coping strategies, which can help with stress, panic and low mood.

Mindfulness techniques teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These can be useful alongside other approaches when someone wants short, practical ways to manage difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and test what helps, working collaboratively to match methods to the client’s needs, goals and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and reading cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or want flexible, ongoing contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family, work and other commitments.

Frequently asked

What concerns does this counsellor help with?

Tamsyn supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also works with relationship and family problems, parenting strain, addictions, anger and low self-esteem.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses an integrative style based in person-centred counselling, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt. Mindfulness, brief CBT, systemic ideas and creative methods are also used as needed.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 11 years of professional experience in the UK, plus earlier therapeutic roles with local council services. That includes work in the voluntary sector and the NHS.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds BACP credentials and works from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the client.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with your location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.