Valerie Stanley-Brooks, BACP

Valerie Stanley-Brooks is a counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings 25 years of experience to her practice and aims to make therapy approachable and practical for people under pressure.

Her work draws on several therapy styles so she can match the way she works to each person's needs. Sessions focus on what matters now - easing anxiety, managing stress, coping with loss, and addressing low self-esteem or overwhelming emotions. Valerie also provides support around addiction, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

She has worked in schools, therapeutic settings and voluntary services, which has shaped a down-to-earth way of responding. Valerie uses straightforward tools and conversations to help people break problems into manageable steps. That can look like spotting patterns, trying small new behaviours, or practising ways to talk about difficult feelings.

Valerie offers resources and practical materials alongside talking therapy to help people apply what they learn between sessions. She aims to work at each person's pace and to build a clear plan together as progress becomes visible.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of each session. It focuses on listening, empathy and helping someone feel understood so they can find their own solutions. This approach is useful for people facing life changes, low self-esteem, or emotional overwhelm.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression and sleep or eating concerns.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on helping people process traumatic experiences and reduce their ongoing impact. It uses careful, paced work to build coping skills and reduce distress linked to past events.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences, and may adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins between appointments, or letting people choose sessions that suit their routine. Registered and accredited professionals can explain practical details when you book so you know what to expect.