Amanda Brady, BACP

Amanda uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current ways of relating and feeling safe. This helps when trust, commitment or abandonment issues come up in therapy. She also uses client-centred counselling which focuses on careful listening and reflecting back what a person is experiencing to help them find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try practical changes that can improve mood and routine.

Picking the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and day-to-day life and then suggest ways of working together. She checks in regularly and adapts methods if something isn’t helping, so the direction of therapy evolves with the client’s needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling work, care or travel. Video calls let conversation flow in real time and keep visual contact. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, reflection between sessions, or an option for those who find writing easier than talking. These formats make it straightforward to fit therapy into a busy life.