About me
Welcome, I'm Amanda.
Many of us develop ways of coping that once helped us get through difficult experiences but no longer serve us in the ways we need. You might find yourself repeating the same relationship patterns, struggling to set boundaries, avoiding conflict, or feeling responsible for everyone else's needs. Perhaps anxiety, low mood, or a persistent sense of feeling stuck has become part of daily life, even if you're not entirely sure why. Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of these experiences, and begin to understand yourself with greater compassion.
I believe our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours make sense once we understand the role they have played in our lives. My role is to offer a warm, thoughtful, and confidential space where we can explore your inner world together, at a pace that feels right for you.
Safety is not something declared, but felt, and I recognise that feeling safe can mean different things depending on your experiences, relationships, and identity. Building a therapeutic relationship where you feel genuinely understood is at the heart of my work, because meaningful change often begins when we experience ourselves differently in relationship with another person.
My work is grounded primarily in psychodynamic and attachment-based psychotherapy, with an existential appreciation for the questions of identity, meaning, and change that often emerge in therapy. Together, we explore how your early experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns may continue to shape your life today, not to remain in the past, but to better understand the present and create space for something different. Alongside this, my integrative training allows me to draw on approaches such as ACT or CBT where they may be helpful, always guided by your individual needs rather than a single model.
I work with adults (18+) from all backgrounds and offer an inclusive, culturally sensitive space where your unique experiences are respected. While I support people with a wide range of difficulties, I have a particular interest in attachment, relationship difficulties, childhood and developmental wounds, difficult family dynamics, abuse, anxiety, loss, and the lasting impact these experiences can have on how we relate to ourselves and others.
Therapy with me is not about giving advice or telling you who you should be. It is a collaborative process of developing insight, understanding recurring patterns, and creating the conditions for lasting emotional change. Clients often describe our work as compassionate, steady, and deeply reflective. Over time, many find they develop a stronger sense of self, greater emotional resilience, and more freedom to live in ways that feel authentic and meaningful.
Finding the right therapist is an important part of the process. I offer a free 15-minute introductory call, giving us the opportunity to talk about what has brought you to therapy, answer any questions you may have, and help you decide whether working together feels like the right fit.
To find out more, you can contact me here:
Email: greenopaltherapy@gmail.com
Or calll/text: 07541 382 536
If I’m in a session and can’t respond immediately, please leave a message, and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. I aim to respond to enquiries within 24 hours.
Training, qualifications & experience
I currently work in private practice and with reputable employee assistance programmes. Previously, I spent four years volunteering with a bereavement support charity, an experience that continues to inform my sensitivity to loss and change. I am a member of Rethink Mental Illness and support ongoing efforts to improve mental health policy and care in the UK.
I engage in regular clinical supervision and have attended my own personal therapy as part of my ongoing professional and personal development. Before becoming a therapist, I worked in HR and management roles, which gives me a grounded understanding of workplace dynamics and organisational pressures.
-Certificate of Proficiency (BACP)
-Professional Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice (Level 5)
-Attachment-Based Psychotherapeutic Counselling Diploma (Level 5)
-Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory (Level 4)
-Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills (Level 3)
-Bereavement Support Course with Cruse Bereavement Care
-Certificate in Understanding Childhood Adverse Experiences (South Staffordshire College)
-Certification as an Anxiety Treatment Professional - Applied Neuroscience for Treating Anxiety, Panic and Worry (PESI)
I hold further diplomas in Transpersonal Psychology (an approach that focuses on integrating spiritual and existential aspects of human experience into modern therapy) and Inner Child Healing.
I complete further training and CPD (continual professional development) regularly, which has included healing from emotional abuse and recovery, working with OCD, trauma workshops and more.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Self-defeating behaviour
- Inner-child healing
- Transpersonal
- Mindfulness
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer both weekly or fortnightly in-person sessions in South Birmingham, as well as remote video sessions from anywhere in the UK.
Each session lasts 50 minutes, and costs £50 via bank transfer (cash accepted for in-person sessions).
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