About me
Hello, I am Amanda. I am an experienced UKCP Accredited psychotherapist offering sessions from my beautiful therapy room in the Ouseburn.
My style is warm, non-judgemental, creative and hopeful.
Who can I help?
Do you feel stuck in old patterns; repeating thoughts and behaviours that aren’t serving you? Do you have frequent bursts of anger, sadness clouding everything, anxiety in your chest, a general sense of unhappiness, feeling lost, stuck or not sure how to move forward? Therapy can really help.
With over ten years of experience I can help you work out where these patterns come from, and what these feelings mean, allowing you to build empathy and understanding for yourself. We can work together to build up new coping strategies, increase emotional intelligence and build internal resilience. This not only provides relief but opens up the space and freedom to choose new more helpful ways of being in your life.
I have seen many clients have positive and lasting transformations in their lives which has resulted in deeper more fulfilling relationships and increased happiness, satisfaction and harmony in their lives.
Psychotherapy is different to counselling with a much higher level of qualification, skill and experience. I work at depth with my clients and offer a much greater chance of long term positive change.
How I work
I am an integrative, relational, humanist psychotherapist with core training in Transactional Analysis. I use my skills and experience to tailor a therapeutic approach that suits you and your needs, to help you reach your goals.
I am a naturally creative therapist and I am able to offer a range of techniques to support therapeutic exploration and change. This can include the use of story and metaphor, sand tray, guided imagery, dream work, drawing, painting, clay, bodywork, mindfulness and relaxation.
Above all I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship in which I invest myself professionally, genuinely, emotionally and lovingly.
Experience
Before training to become a psychotherapist, I was an artist and arts educator. I worked creatively with people from vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities, enabling them to have their voices heard and their stories told through the creation of artwork. This experience fuelled my desire to help people on a deeper level and so I began my training to become a psychotherapist. I completed my qualification in Adult Integrative Psychotherapy at the Northern Guild for Psychotherapy in 2020. I have been in practice since 2016.
I began my practice as a therapist at the Northern Guild for Psychotherapy where I worked with a range of people both long and short term. I also gained several years of experience providing training therapy to trainee counsellors and psychotherapists. In 2022 I set up my own therapy practice in the Ouseburn.
Location
I work from my beautiful and comfortable therapy room in an old school in the Ouseburn in Newcastle upon Tyne.
With views of the trees out of the tall arch window, you can hear and see nature change and grow through the seasons as you go through your own therapeutic journey of change.
Booking in
The relationship with your therapist is key in this healing process so it is important to find a therapist who you feel comfortable with, and that you feel you can relate to. I offer a free initial Zoom call so you can meet me and we can see if we feel like a good match.
If you feel like I might be the right therapist for you, please get in touch and ask me any questions you might have. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy, Newman University
- Diploma in Psychotherapy, Northern Guild for Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Northern Guild for Psychotherapy and Counselling
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are £70 each and last for 50 minutes.
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