Valerie Taylor

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Stress and anxiety

About Valerie

Valerie Taylor works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and a wide range of life challenges using Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 19 years of professional experience.

Valerie listens to what matters to each person and treats them as the expert in their own life. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding feelings and patterns that repeat over time. She uses client-centred ways of working to follow the person’s priorities and draws on CBT to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.

Her work covers common problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, and longer-term issues such as bipolar and addiction. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting pressures, career decisions, and changes linked to ageing or illness. Practical skills for coping and communication are often part of the sessions.

Valerie has experience across many related areas including attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, body image, domestic violence, chronic pain and caregiver stress. She combines listening with structured tools to help people manage day-to-day difficulties and plan forward steps.

Sessions are conducted in English and she practises in the United Kingdom. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule their first session.

How Valerie uses counselling approaches in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. The counsellor offers non-judgemental attention and reflects back what she hears so people can clarify their own goals and choices. This approach is useful for building trust and discussing difficult feelings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thinking and behaviour that maintain distress. Sessions using CBT often include practical exercises, small behavioural experiments and strategies to manage symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Valerie will discuss options and agree which methods to use based on the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice is made together and can change as the work progresses.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, travel or family commitments and they may allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Some clients find video or phone meetings reduce time spent travelling, while others prefer sessions that allow more visual or written material to be shared. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercise types and pacing to work well in remote sessions.

Topics Valerie lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• Hoarding
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Questions about Valerie

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas she works on and are commonly addressed in sessions.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to guide sessions and support change.

How much experience does she have?

She has 19 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life issues.

Is she a registered counsellor in the UK?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I book sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Do you offer sessions by phone or video?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.