encountering
v.v. meeting someone or finding something by chance, especially when it is unexpected or difficult. You use this when you face a problem or see a person you did not plan to see.
v. meeting or finding someone or something unexpectedly. Often describes facing opposition, difficulties, or specific obstacles during a process.
We are encountering some technical problems with the new software.
While hiking through the dense forest, the team began encountering rare species of birds they had never seen before.
The research team is currently encountering significant resistance from local authorities, which may delay the publication of their findings by several months.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. It is the present participle form of 'encounter'.
encountering with a problemencountering a problemEncounter is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'with'.