Valerie Stanley-Brooks
Experienced BACP counsellor offering practical support
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About Valerie
Valerie Stanley-Brooks is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings 25 years of experience to her practice and offers straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship problems and addiction concerns. Her work is practical and client-centred.
She draws on several therapy styles to meet each person's needs rather than using a single method for everyone. Sessions aim to help people make sense of difficult feelings and find manageable ways to cope day to day.
Background and approach
Valerie has worked in schools, voluntary services and therapeutic settings. This range of experience informs a flexible approach that balances short-term goals with deeper exploration when needed. She makes space for emotional processing alongside skills for coping and change.
Common issues she addresses include low self-esteem, bereavement, trauma and difficulties with intimacy or communication. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, career shifts, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges. Practical tools such as problem-solving and thought work are used alongside listening and reflection.
Valerie offers resources and materials to support progress between sessions. If someone wants to try counselling she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 25
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 179806
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Valerie's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Valerie works with
Everything Valerie lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Valerie lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Valerie works online
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical exercises and strategies for anxiety, low mood and coping with change.
Psychodynamic Therapy explores past patterns and how they affect present feelings and relationships. This can help when repeated difficulties or deep-seated emotional themes are causing distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Valerie will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt methods to suit the person's needs in a collaborative way.
Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of appointments into a busy week and the option to join sessions from different locations. For details about which session types are offered, please confirm current options before booking. The emphasis is on making therapy accessible and workable alongside everyday life.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can I bring to therapy?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addiction issues as well as relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her practice is client-centred and flexible, drawing on approaches such as cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic work to suit individual needs.
How much experience does she have?
Valerie has worked in counselling for 25 years across educational, therapeutic and voluntary settings.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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