About Me:
I am a UK-credentialed, experienced counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). With over 25 years of professional experience, I provide compassionate, evidence-based counselling and psychotherapy for young people, adults, and couples.
Throughout my career, I have worked across educational, therapeutic, and voluntary settings, offering support to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. My integrative approach allows me to draw on several therapeutic models, enabling me to deliver client-centred, holistic support tailored to each person’s needs.
Areas of Expertise:
I offer help with a range of mental-health and wellbeing concerns, including, but not limited to:
Stress and anxiety
Grief, bereavement, and loss
Life transitions and major life changes
Anger management
Parenting challenges and family dynamics
Relationship issues and couples counselling
Low self-esteem, confidence issues, and emotional overwhelm
Addictions - alcohol drugs and gambling,
Abuse and trauma
For couples, I support partners to repair trust, improve communication, rebuild connection, and strengthen their emotional bond.
My Approach to Therapy:
I understand that taking the first step into counselling can be daunting. Reaching out for support requires courage, strength, and self-awareness. My role is to walk alongside you, offering a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences at your own pace, and together we can find sustainable solutions.
To complement your journey, I offer a wide range of resources and materials that will guide and support you through the process.
If you’re ready to begin your therapeutic journey, or even if you’re just curious about how counselling/psychotherapy can help you, please reach out... I am here to support you every step of the way.
Additional areas of focus: 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
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #179806
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Valerie Stanley-Brooks. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Valerie is a strong therapist and a very kind one, she is very understanding and loving, and also knowledgeable, I would recommend her for anyone going through anxiety
Written on Jan 12, 2026 after therapy with Valerie for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Valerie is such a great person as well as therapist. She listens with so much care and her advice is always helpful to me. She is understanding, empathetic and creates a safe and peaceful environment.
Written on Aug 04, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
The most thoughtful kindest understanding therapist , extremely knowledgeable and I have learnt so much already a pleasure to work with Valerie x
Written on Jul 01, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and adhd
Great
Written on Jun 07, 2025 after therapy with Valerie for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes