Valerie Skerrett
Supportive therapist for relationship and life challenges
About Valerie
Valerie Skerrett helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She supports those facing relationship troubles, intimacy concerns and struggles with self-esteem. Valerie also assists with addictions, eating issues, career questions and coping with life changes.
Her approach is straightforward and calm. She offers a space to talk through difficult feelings without judgement. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit each person's life and goals.
With nine years of experience, Valerie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and plan next steps.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how past events affect day-to-day choices and relationships. This helps people understand patterns and try different ways of coping. Valerie works with a wide range of concerns including family and blended-family dynamics, communication problems, divorce and separation, and issues around ageing and caregiving.
She also supports people dealing with infidelity, domestic violence aftermath, isolation and life purpose questions. People come to her for help with commitment and jealousy, body image and men's issues, hospice and end-of-life counselling, and challenges tied to LGBT identity. Her sessions aim to be practical and paced to what each person can manage.
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. Sessions are conducted in English and may be arranged online or by phone according to scheduling needs.
What Valerie works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Valerie uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques to help people understand and change patterns that cause distress. One approach focuses on identifying thought and behaviour patterns that sustain anxiety and low mood, then testing small changes to discover what helps in daily life. This approach helps with stress, depression and self-esteem problems.Another technique centres on relationship communication and problem-solving. It teaches clearer ways to raise concerns, listen and negotiate changes, which can ease conflict and improve intimacy. This approach is useful for people facing relationship strain, commitment issues or jealousy.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Valerie will discuss different ways of working and agree a plan based on a person’s goals, needs and preferences. The approach can be adjusted as therapy progresses to match what proves most helpful.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Text and live chat suit people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These formats aim to keep therapy accessible and practical while supporting the work between sessions.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 9 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
