David Spivey, BACP
16 years in practice
David Spivey welcomes people who are anxious, grieving, worn out by caring roles, or struggling with relationships and life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 56374 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About David
David Spivey welcomes people who are anxious, grieving, worn out by caring roles, or struggling with relationships and life changes. He writes plainly and listens closely so clients can say what matters. He aims to make the first step feel manageable and respectful.
David has worked in a wide range of jobs over many years, including retail, running a construction business for 20 years, and managing in the voluntary sector for homeless young adults and unpaid carers.
Background and approach
He has volunteered in a hospice supporting bereaved relatives and mentored people through the Prince's Trust. This mix of roles informs how he understands everyday pressures like money worries, work stress and family strain. He draws on 16 years of professional experience and practises with a human-centred stance that values the relationship between counsellor and client.
He also works with symbolic material such as dreams, images and stories when it helps a person make sense of their life. Sessions are conversational and tailored to each person. David helps people look at patterns in their relationships, tackle feelings of guilt or shame, and find ways to cope with compassion fatigue, grief or career upset.
He uses motivational and mindfulness ideas where they fit the client's goals. People often come because they feel stuck, overwhelmed or alone. David offers time to reflect with someone outside your everyday circle and to develop new perspectives that feel practical and real.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything David lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches David names
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
David uses Jungian ideas to pay attention to dreams, images and stories that can reveal recurring patterns in a person's life; this helps when someone feels an 'unlived life' or wants clearer life purpose. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and emotional responses, which is helpful for intimacy issues and relationship stress. Client-Centred Therapy centres the conversation on the person's experience, offering non-judgemental listening and support to build self-trust and confidence.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. David will discuss your goals and preferences and try different ways of working together. The aim is to find what helps you make small, steady changes rather than imposing a single method.
Online work offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you speak face to face when a fuller conversation is needed, phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit short check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to arrange regular sessions around work, caring roles or travel commitments while keeping the therapeutic relationship central.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does David commonly help with?
He works with relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, stress and anxiety, compassion fatigue, life changes, workplace problems and related struggles such as guilt or forgiveness.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
His style is human-centred and relational, using conversational counselling alongside symbolic work such as dreams and imagery when relevant.
What is his professional background?
He brings 16 years of experience and a varied employment history that includes retail, running a construction business, voluntary sector management and hospice volunteering.
What credentials and region are listed?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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