Counsellor profile
Linda Mather (nee Spencer), BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
About Linda
Counsellor Linda Mather (nee Spencer) BACP has 26 years of experience working in the United Kingdom with a wide range of concerns. She routinely works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting matters, trauma and grief. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted.
Linda trained across several therapeutic models and describes her method as integrative. She uses practical elements from cognitive behavioural approaches alongside client-centred listening and attention to attachment patterns. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas and dialectical behaviour strategies where these fit the person and issue.
Her background includes work with people facing substance misuse, self-harm, emotional abuse and complex loss. She has experience supporting people with mood disorders such as bipolar, and with eating, anger and communication difficulties. She also lists additional work around adoption and foster care, ageing and caregiver stress, chronic illness, and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome.
Linda has carried out training and clinical supervision and has written books on counselling and self-help. She frames sessions as collaborative conversations that focus on what is most useful right now. Practical skills, behavioural steps and clearer communication are often part of the work.
Costs vary with location and sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people are invited to use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Confirm the current session formats before booking.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Linda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match your values rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thinking. ACT can help with anxiety, stress and making behavioural changes.She also works with Attachment-Based Therapy principles, which look at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences affect current connections. This can be useful for intimacy issues, communication problems and relationship concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your situation, goals and preferences and suggest which methods seem most helpful. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt their methods for remote meetings so you can practise skills between sessions and apply them in everyday life.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression and a wide range of related concerns including addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting problems and grief.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her method is integrative. She combines cognitive behavioural techniques with client-centred listening and attention to attachment patterns, and uses ACT and DBT elements when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience and has provided training and clinical supervision during her career.
What professional registration does she hold?
She is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes. The profile states that international clients are accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what about formats?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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