Alice Spencer, BACP

Alice Spencer offers calm, practical support for people facing relationship strain, grief, depression or big life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely to what matters to each person. Sessions are shaped around what a client prefers, whether that's talking, creative work, or a mix of both.

Alice practises client-centred therapy, which means the conversation follows what the client brings. She creates a non-judgemental space where feelings can be named and understood. This helps people make sense of difficult moments and decide what they want to try next.

Her background includes work in healthcare, higher education, the charity sector and in private practice. That variety means she has supported people through bereavement, depression and complex relationship concerns. She has also worked with issues linked to adoption and foster care, attachment and family of origin problems.

Alice adapts sessions to the person in front of her. Some clients use creative expression to access feelings. Others prefer to talk things through step by step. She aims to offer fresh perspectives and room for reflection, not quick fixes.

Therapy with Alice is collaborative. She listens first, then helps set small, practical steps that fit into everyday life. People looking for gentler, person-led work often find her calm manner helpful.

How client-centred therapy works online

Alice primarily uses client-centred therapy, which focuses on following what the person brings to a session. The counsellor offers attentive listening and reflective responses to help people name feelings and make personal choices. This approach is often useful for relationship worries, grief and coping with life transitions.

She also offers a blended style that can include creative expression alongside talking. Creative methods let some people access emotions they find hard to speak about and can be adapted to online formats like drawing prompts or guided exercises during a video call.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to decide whether talking, creative tasks or a combination suits their needs and goals. That choice is revisited as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and creative prompts, phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat suit brief check-ins or reflective exercises between live sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.