Amanda Parry, BACP

Amanda Parry offers a warm, client-centred approach that puts the person's experience first. She combines talking, exploration of dreams and imagery, and careful listening to help people make sense of difficult feelings. Amanda understands how daunting it can feel to reach out and sit with painful material, because she has personal experience of being a client herself.

She works from an integrative perspective, drawing on psychodynamic, Jungian and trauma-focused ideas to open up different ways of seeing a situation. Sessions focus on building understanding of patterns, emotions and relationships so people can make choices that feel right for them. The work includes exploring past experiences that still affect daily life and noticing how those influences show up now.

Amanda offers practical space to talk about stress, anxiety, grief and loss, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD concerns and life changes such as separation or midlife shifts. Topics like body image, attachment wounds, loneliness and struggles with purpose are also within her focus.

Her experience includes three years working as a counsellor and she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Amanda keeps learning through ongoing therapy and supervision to refine her practice.

Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to each person. Her aim is to witness change and help people develop clearer self-knowledge so they can move forward with more confidence.

How Amanda's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Amanda uses client-centred work and trauma-focused ideas to guide her online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience and aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where talking helps clarify feelings and choices. This approach suits concerns like anxiety, self-esteem and relationship difficulties. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks directly at the impact of distressing events and helps people process painful memories and reactions so daily life feels more manageable. It can be helpful for trauma, abuse and compassion fatigue.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey. Amanda collaborates with each person to agree what feels most helpful, drawing on different models as needs and goals become clearer. This means plans are tailored and adjusted together rather than fixed from the start.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use tone and facial cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth or a quieter voice-only check-in helps. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and practical needs, allowing therapy to fit alongside work, family and day-to-day life.