Tamsyn Spear

Tamsyn Spear is a counsellor with more than 11 years of experience supporting people across the United Kingdom. She works in a warm, non-judgemental way and aims to help people feel able to talk about what matters to them. Tamsyn uses an integrative style and collaborates closely with each person to agree what change looks like for them.

Before moving into counselling roles she spent many years working therapeutically with adults, children and young people through the local council. More recently she has worked in both the voluntary sector and the NHS, and has experience providing therapy supervision and child and adolescent mental health support.

Tamsyn helps people with stress, anxiety and low mood, and supports work around relationships and family conflict. She also assists with parenting challenges, grief, trauma and loss, addictions, anger and compassion fatigue. She can help when life feels stuck, empty or uncertain and when people are facing midlife or other major life changes.

Her approach draws on person-centred counselling, transactional analysis and Gestalt, combined with mindfulness techniques, systemic family practice, attachment ideas, creative therapies and brief cognitive behavioural techniques. She selects methods in collaboration with each person and adapts the work to fit their needs.

Tamsyn aims to create a respectful space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. She supports people to identify practical steps, build confidence and move toward the life they want to live.

How Tamsyn adapts talking therapies for online work

Person-centred counselling puts the relationship at the heart of the work. It focuses on listening, empathy and helping people feel heard while they identify the changes they want. This approach suits people who need a steady, supportive space to talk through difficult feelings and decisions.

Brief cognitive behavioural techniques use practical, structured steps to tackle specific problems such as anxiety or low mood. These techniques involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying out small experiments to change day-to-day reactions and routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options and adapt methods based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences so the plan feels workable and realistic.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session formats available when booking as the biography does not list them explicitly. Many people find remote work helps fit sessions into a busy life, reduces travel time and can make it easier to attend around work or family commitments. Other practical benefits include shorter check-ins when needed and the option to avoid being on camera if that feels easier. Ask about format options when you complete the matching questionnaire so you can choose what suits you best.