Tamsyn Spear

Tamsyn Spear is a BACP counsellor with over 11 years' experience working across voluntary services, the NHS and local council settings. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, grief, anger and relationship or family concerns. Tamsyn aims to help clients identify the changes they want and to feel supported as they take steps towards them.

She uses an integrative approach that centres the client and the therapeutic relationship. That means sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her, whether that is building confidence, working through loss, or managing difficult emotions like anger and frustration. Practical tools such as brief cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness are used alongside reflective conversation.

Tamsyn has worked with children, young people and adults, and has supported parents and carers facing challenges related to caring for children. Her background includes therapeutic work in child and adolescent mental health, counselling provision and supervision across UK services.

People she sees bring a wide range of concerns, including addiction, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, parenting difficulties, and issues linked to family of origin and blended families. She also supports those dealing with life transitions, midlife questions, loneliness or a lack of purpose.

In sessions she collaborates with each person to agree goals and the practical steps towards them. Her style is flexible and down-to-earth, combining conversation, reflection and simple techniques so clients leave with ideas they can try between meetings.

How Tamsyn’s approaches translate to online counselling

Her work blends person-centred conversation with methods that give clear tools for daily life. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening closely and building a respectful relationship so people can talk through what matters to them. Brief cognitive behavioural techniques offer practical exercises to try between sessions for issues like anxiety, low mood and anger. Mindfulness is used to develop awareness of thoughts and bodily responses, which can help with stress, grief and managing urges.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will check goals, try methods and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process means sessions evolve as confidence and clarity grow.

Session formats are not specified in the original profile, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by cutting commuting time or allowing shorter check-ins during a work break. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a quieter setting, as different formats can be chosen to match practical needs. Registered or accredited professionals can work with clients remotely, helping to keep continuity of care when in-person visits are hard to arrange.