Amanda Brooke-Webb
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About me
Hi, I’m Amanda,
I provide counselling for adults, teenagers and children in Taunton, Wellington, Bridgwater and throughout the South West, in person/face to face or online. If you choose in person/face to face, we will meet at my home on the outskirts of Taunton, at the foot of the Quantocks. I have a dedicated counselling room and there is private parking available on the driveway. We can also work online if you prefer or if your location means in person/face to face is not practical.
My role is to support your or your child's journey towards good mental health while understanding that in today's ever-changing, demanding world, good mental health is not straightforward.
What is my approach?
My approach will always be about you and the relationship we develop together so that you can move towards a more positive way of life.
I passionately believe that through counselling, adults, teenagers and children alike can find the space and support to navigate and achieve a healthier life.
Working with you, I will help you to develop a more resilient, confident, happier future where your mental health is stronger as a result. I firmly believe all adults, teenagers and children deserve to be heard, supported and to blossom whatever their needs or situation. Everyone has the right to live a healthy, fulfilled life.
What type of counselling do I offer?
The style of counselling primarily offered is person centred, where we are led by you. Depending on what you would like help with, we may also include psychodynamic techniques to understand how your past might be affecting your present situation and/or focus on achieving your goals in a more structured way using cognitive behavioural techniques to explore how your thoughts, beliefs and attitudes affect your feelings and behaviours.
How can counselling help you?
Counselling will help you with a range of mental health difficulties such as trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, low moods, low self esteem, eating disorders and support you during bereavement and relationship problems. Counselling provides you with a safe space to share whatever is on your mind, providing care and compassion to allow you to feel more in control and confident moving forward while also helping you build your own effective coping strategies. You might feel alone in a relationship, need help processing a bereavement, a separation or struggling with work, family, friends, menopause or eating disorders and health issues. You may be living with low self-esteem, depression or anxiety. I am here to listen and provide the support you need at this time.
Training, qualifications & experience
BA Hons, PGCE, Adv.Dip.Int Couns., PQ Dip. Eating Disorders, MBACP, enhanced DBS.
My professional background before counselling includes experience of the business world with 16 years of working in retail, HR, training, and IT. More recently, 20 years’ experience as a teacher has given me invaluable knowledge of children and teenager development and insight in how to work with them in a compassionate and creative way.
As a counsellor, whether you are an adult, teenager or a child, I am experienced with working with a variety of problems including trauma, anxiety, toxic work relationships, family difficulties, eating disorders and bereavement as well as low self-esteem, lack of confidence, friendship issues, poor body image and unpredictable emotional regulation such as anger management.
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
When I work
Enquiries are answered within 48 hours Monday to Friday, all contact is confidential. If you do not receive a response, please check your junk or spam folder in case it has been filed there.
Further information
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how therapy works or to arrange an initial no obligation phone conversation. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to therapy, whether it could be helpful for you or your child and if I am the right therapist to help.
