- Client-centred support
- Practical tools
- 25 years experience
About Valerie
Valerie Stanley-Brooks is a counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has 25 years of experience supporting people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, loss, and sleep problems. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she aims to make the first step less daunting for anyone seeking help.
Valerie draws on several approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than using the same method for everyone. She listens first, and then helps people set clear goals for therapy. Sessions often include practical tools, conversations about unhelpful thinking patterns, and ways to handle strong emotions when they arise.
Her background includes work in schools, therapeutic services and voluntary organisations. That range of settings means she is used to helping people at different life stages and in different situations. She also offers materials and exercises to use between sessions to build new coping habits.
Valerie works with concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, low self-esteem, anger, career stress and coping with major life changes. Sleep and eating difficulties are included among the areas she helps people with.
People looking to start therapy complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor’s availability. Valerie aims to be collaborative, helping each person find a pace and approach that feels manageable.
How Valerie blends approaches for online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating a supportive space where a person leads the pace and topics. It helps when someone needs to be heard and understood before making changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses practical exercises and short experiments to change patterns that maintain stress, anxiety, sleep problems or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, try different methods, and adapt as needs and preferences become clearer. This happens collaboratively so the person and counsellor choose what feels most helpful.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are provided, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when needed. It can also let people use written exercises and worksheets between meetings to reinforce new habits. Registered or accredited professionals generally use a mix of conversational work and practical tasks to help with sleep, trauma recovery and stress management.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, career stress, sleep and eating difficulties, and parenting-related strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centred and practical. She listens first, then uses tools from several approaches to set goals and try new ways of coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience across educational, therapeutic and voluntary settings.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor’s availability.