Amanda Parry, BACP

Amanda Parry is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She works in an integrative way, using different approaches to suit each person. Amanda draws on talking, dream work and imagery to help people make sense of painful experiences and find new perspectives.

She understands the courage it can take to start therapy because she has undertaken her own personal work. That experience informs how she listens and responds in sessions. Amanda also takes part in regular supervision as part of her ongoing professional development.

Amanda helps people manage stress, anxiety and depression, and she supports those facing relationship difficulties, intimacy issues and family concerns. She also works with grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD and life transitions such as divorce or midlife questions. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues and body image.

Her approach blends client-centred ways of listening with psychodynamic and Jungian ideas about meaning and inner life. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events are affecting day-to-day functioning. Amanda aims to help people notice patterns, feel seen, and build more choice in how they respond.

Sessions are conversational and grounded. People can expect to talk through their concerns, try imagery or dream work where appropriate, and reflect on personal history to make sense of current struggles. The emphasis is on steady change and greater self-understanding over time.

How Amanda's approaches work online and in conversation

Amanda uses a client-centred stance that focuses on the person in front of her. This means sessions emphasise listening, reflecting and allowing people to set the pace. It helps when someone needs space to talk through current stress, anxiety or relationship concerns.

She also draws on psychodynamic and Jungian ideas to look at personal history and inner imagery. Psychodynamic work helps people understand recurring patterns and where they came from. Jungian-informed methods use dreams and symbols to open up new meanings and deepen self-understanding, which can be useful for life changes, grief or questions about identity.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will work with the person to identify which methods feel most useful for their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts the mix of listening, reflective thinking and imagery work as therapy progresses.

The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current online or in-person options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around work and family life, reduce travel, and allow a quieter or more comfortable setting to focus. It can also allow shorter check-ins when days are busy, or avoid the need to be on camera when that feels difficult.