Linda Mather (nee Spencer), BACP

Linda Mather (nee Spencer) is a psychotherapist with 26 years of experience. She is a trainer, clinical supervisor and an author of counselling textbooks and self-help books. Linda offers a warm, understanding relationship and a calm space to talk. She aims to help people take that first step and stay with them through the early work.

Linda combines several therapeutic approaches and adapts them to each person. She draws on cognitive-behavioural ideas alongside humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives. Her work also uses elements of solution-focused thinking and transactional analysis to shape practical conversations and actions.

She has supported people with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression and substance misuse. Other focuses recorded include trauma and emotional abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting questions, grief and eating difficulties. The profile also lists work related to bipolar, anger, self-esteem and career challenges.

Additional areas noted include adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, chronic illness and codependency. Linda’s background as a trainer and supervisor informs her reflective and structured way of working.

Her stated style is collaborative and tailor-made. Conversations are shaped around what a person needs, mixing thought-focused techniques with everyday habit changes. Sessions are described as practical and grounded in clear dialogue to help people move forward.

Approaches to thoughts, habits and online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It often uses values-based actions to help someone make small, meaningful changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical changes to thoughts and everyday habits that maintain distress, using structured exercises and clear steps to test new ways of thinking. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help people understand and shift those patterns in their relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will use a collaborative process to identify which methods fit best for a person’s needs, aims and preferences. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so techniques can be adjusted if something isn’t helping.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera if that helps them engage. Registered or accredited professionals, including the therapist on this profile, can work with people internationally where indicated, and the practical aim is to help therapy slot into everyday life rather than add extra strain.