Amanda Burridge, BACP

Amanda Burridge works with people facing grief, stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. She offers a calm, approachable presence that helps people talk about difficult moments. Amanda’s profile is direct and practical, aimed at someone looking for steady support through change.

Amanda uses a caring style to help people notice small shifts in how they feel and think. She draws on client-centred ways of working that focus on the person’s own experience. She also uses ideas from cognitive behavioural therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviours.

Her background includes supporting people through bereavement, serious illness and the strain of caring for others. She has worked with issues such as relationship difficulties, parenting pressures, sleep problems, career stress and midlife transitions. Amanda also helps people facing end-of-life concerns, pregnancy and postpartum challenges, and feelings of guilt or emptiness.

Amanda is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She blends warmth and curiosity in sessions, and sometimes brings gentle humour when it fits. This combination aims to make hard conversations less heavy and more manageable.

People who contact Amanda usually want to find practical ways to cope and to feel more hopeful. She asks questions, listens closely and works collaboratively to set small, clear goals. If someone is unsure whether therapy is right, she encourages an initial conversation to see what would help next.

How Amanda uses counselling approaches online

Amanda works with client-centred approaches that put the person’s experience first. This means the session focuses on what matters to the individual, with the counsellor listening, reflecting and helping people find their own answers. It is useful for talking through grief, caregiver stress and emotional overwhelm.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, known as CBT, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. CBT helps people test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours, which can reduce anxiety, lift mood and improve sleep habits.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods based on goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process aimed at practical, achievable steps.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. It can also help people keep continuity of care during life changes, while the therapist and client agree together how best to work.