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Peter Spanton, BACP

Peter Spanton helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression and anger.

About Peter

Peter Spanton helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression and anger. He works with those struggling with relationship strain and a range of compulsive behaviours. His style is straightforward and calm, aiming to make it easier to say what feels hard to say.

Peter draws on five years of practice while keeping sessions simple and practical. He uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns and current coping.

Background and approach

In sessions he helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, try new ways of responding, and talk about past experiences that still affect them today. He has particular experience with drug and alcohol addiction, process addictions such as gambling and pornography, and sex addiction. He also supports people dealing with emptiness, guilt and shame, impulsivity and social anxiety.

Men facing midlife strains or searching for life purpose are also areas he often addresses. Before counselling he worked in the restaurant trade and ran a drinks company. That business background shapes his practical approach and his understanding of workplace stress.

He aims to make therapy fit around busy lives, using clear goals and steps that feel manageable. Sessions are offered in English and Peter welcomes people from the United Kingdom and internationally. He encourages small steps at first and focuses on building steady progress that people can notice between meetings.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	55034	April 2026

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Sessions and payment

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Peter lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Relationship issues
Anger management
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia

Ways of working Peter names

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Therapeutic approaches and online care

Peter uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood and many forms of addiction because it focuses on practical steps and experiments to try between sessions.

He also draws on Psychodynamic Therapy, which looks at how past experiences and repeating patterns influence current feelings and choices. That approach can help when people want to understand long-standing issues such as shame, emptiness or relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then agree a plan together. Therapy is collaborative so methods can change as needs and progress become clearer.

Online therapy with Peter is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can suit busy days, live chat works well for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility for people balancing work, travel or family commitments.

Frequently asked

What issues does Peter support?

He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anger and relationship difficulties. Additional focus areas include process addictions, sex addiction, guilt, shame and isolation.

How would he approach therapy?

He blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns and change unhelpful thinking. Sessions aim to be practical and conversational with steps to try between meetings.

How much experience does he have?

He has five years of professional experience working with the concerns listed. His background also includes several years in business and hospitality.

What credentials and region are listed?

Peter is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and he is open to working with international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with him?

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