Dagmar Spencer
Gentle, practical support for life’s hard moments
About Dagmar
Dagmar Spencer helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. She introduces a calm, steady presence in sessions and focuses on simple, practical ways to feel more able day to day. Dagmar uses clear conversation and gentle questions to help clients notice what matters to them and what small steps might make a difference.
She aims to build an open, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared.
Background and approach
Sessions often begin by exploring what feels most pressing and what the person hopes to change. Dagmar draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and on Client-Centred Therapy to follow the client’s own priorities. Her work also addresses concerns such as codependency, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.
She offers support around self-harm and after sexual assault and abuse, and she pays attention to the particular challenges young adults may face. Dagmar trained and practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP. She has four years of professional experience working with these sorts of issues.
Her approach is practical and collaborative rather than prescriptive. People who choose to work with her can expect a conversational style, focused interventions when helpful, and time to reflect on options. She emphasises gradual change and practical coping strategies that can be used between sessions.
What Dagmar works with
How Dagmar works
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Listed by Dagmar among the ways they work.
Listed by Dagmar among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How Dagmar's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what the person says is important. The counsellor reflects back feelings and ideas so the client feels heard and can explore choices at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers straightforward tools to change unhelpful patterns and manage anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dagmar will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that match what you need. She treats this as a collaboration so plans can change as you learn what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion, phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets you write when it suits you. These options make it simpler to keep appointments around work or study and to use therapy in ways that fit everyday life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
