Amanda Berry
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About me
Hi, I'm Amanda, welcome to my page. As a Humanistic Integrative Counsellor, I bring together different therapeutic approaches to create a space where you feel truly seen, heard and understood, meeting you exactly as you are.
Life can sometimes be deeply painful. Loss, bereavement, trauma, isolation, anxiety and depression, relationship problems and lack of purpose are a few examples of life’s struggles. Anger, shame, sadness, confusion, escapism or shutting down are a few ways that we might respond. When this begins to affect our quality of life, our relationships, and how we feel about ourselves, we might seek counselling to help us to live more fully.
Perhaps you need time and space to process painful feelings, to connect (or reconnect) to your self, your inner resources and to uncover more self compassion and acceptance.
I believe that we're not just mind and body, but soul as well, and that when we're truly understood and accepted, our most significant life challenges can lead us towards profound personal growth. I believe we find this through authenticity and connection and, moving at your pace, this is what I aim to cultivate in my practice.
Fundamental to my approach is our therapeutic relationship which holds our work together. This means that I focus on building a trusting relationship with you where you feel, above all, heard, safe and valued. I will meet you with compassion, curiosity and sometimes gentle challenge. Exploring your experience together in this way can allow space for new possibilities, new ways of being.
Counselling sometimes takes courage. It isn't always easy, but it can open the door to a deeper understanding of yourself. It can help shine a light on unhelpful or destructive patterns of thinking, which might have been with you since childhood, so you can move forward in your life with greater ease.
Training, qualifications & experience
I work in many areas, but have a particular interest in grief and bereavement, which has led me to see how grief is woven into so many aspects of being human. Of course, we may feel grief after the death of someone we love, but it can also be felt after any significant loss (relationships, opportunities, dreams, identity, or a health diagnosis). I believe grief needs to be witnessed. Grief can change and reshape us, but I know that counselling can help to process this experience and, as we grow around our grief, it is entirely possible to find new meaning and deep connection in life.
My CPD training includes: Bereavement, Internal Family Systems, Schema, Domestic Abuse, Mind & Body Therapy, Transactional Analysis 101, Mother & Daughter attachment. As a former yoga instructor, I'm interested in how we hold and process emotions in the body. I sometimes suggest somatic, grounding approaches that help regulate the nervous system and ease anxiety, but it's always an option and always your choice.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Further information
I know finding the right counsellor can feel overwhelming, and finding the right fit is so important. If you feel I can help, I'd love to hear from you. Please email me to arrange a free initial chat. You can outline your situation, and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have.
