- Person centred care
- Practical skills
- Family concerns
About Tamsyn
Tamsyn Spear is an integrative counsellor with 11 years of UK practice experience and a BACP accreditation. She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable. Tamsyn focuses on helping people with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship and family concerns. She supports parents and carers as individuals facing parenting challenges and the strains that can bring.
Her work combines person-centred listening with practical tools. She draws on Transactional Analysis and Gestalt alongside brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques. Mindfulness, attachment ideas and systemic family practice also inform how she helps people untangle patterns and improve communication.
Tamsyn has worked in the voluntary sector and the NHS, and has supported children, young people and adults. She has experience as a therapy supervisor and in child and adolescent mental health roles. This background shapes a calm, collaborative style and familiarity with a range of life stages.
In sessions she aims to build a non-judgemental space where people can name what matters to them. She helps clients set small, clear goals and then plans practical steps towards those goals. The focus is on what will make a difference in day-to-day life.
Common issues she supports include grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting strain, compassion fatigue and midlife questions. She also works with attachment difficulties, codependency, blended family and family of origin issues. Tamsyn encourages people to identify the changes they want and to work at a pace that suits them.
Approaches that guide online work and support
Tamsyn uses person-centred counselling which focuses on listening without judgement and helping clients find their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs a space to talk through difficult feelings and to build greater self-understanding.She also draws on brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to help people spot patterns of thought and behaviour and try small practical changes. These techniques can be helpful for anxiety, stress and low mood when step-by-step strategies are needed.
Transactional Analysis and Gestalt ideas also inform her practice, helping clients understand communication patterns and how past relationships influence present life. Together these approaches give a mix of emotional support and practical tools.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and agree which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work progresses.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins between commitments or flexible scheduling that fits work and caring responsibilities.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Tamsyn supports people with stress, anxiety, low mood and depression. She also helps with relationship and family problems, parenting strains, grief, trauma and addictions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She works in an integrative way, combining person-centred listening with practical techniques from brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt approaches.
What experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of UK counselling experience plus earlier therapeutic roles in local council services, and has worked in the voluntary sector and the NHS.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently taking international clients, so sessions are for people based in the United Kingdom.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.