Amanda Brady, BACP

Amanda Brady is a counsellor who uses relational and practical approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship strain. She works in the United Kingdom and draws on five years of experience to support people with low self-esteem, depression and challenges linked to ADHD and addiction. Amanda is registered with the BACP, which she cites as her professional credential. Her work starts by recognising the strengths a person already has. Conversations focus on the issues that feel most urgent, such as sleep problems, career worries or coping with loss. Sessions aim to make thinking clearer and coping strategies more usable day to day. Amanda blends Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas to look at how relationships shape current difficulties. She also uses elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or low mood. When past hurt is involved, trauma-focused approaches are used to make sense of painful memories and reduce their hold. Practical concerns Amanda commonly helps people with include parenting stress, communication problems, body image and intimacy-related issues. She also offers support around addiction, domestic violence aftermath, caregiver strain and the fallout of separation and divorce. People who choose her often want a calm, straightforward way to talk things through and find steps they can try between sessions. Reaching out is treated as a solid first move, and Amanda works with each person to agree on small, realistic goals.

How Amanda’s approaches translate to online therapy

Amanda draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centred methods to help people better understand how relationships shape their feelings. Attachment-informed work looks at patterns formed in close relationships and how those patterns turn up now, while a client-centred stance focuses on listening and helping clients find their own solutions. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to practise alternative ways of responding to stress and anxiety. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will talk with each person about their needs and goals and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning means goals are realistic and tailored to what the person wants to change. Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when it helps, phone sessions suit those who prefer not to use video, and live chat or text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins or ongoing written support. These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, childcare or travel and make it possible to continue work consistently regardless of location.