Amanda Roberts

About me::

 As a person centred counsellor, the client is at the heart of the work I do.   I work with you to build trust, empathy and understanding without judgement in a confidential space.

Talking and being heard is very powerful and can be very helpful .  Coming to counselling can help you make sense of life, with its ups and down, giving you a clearer sense of what is happening and what you might need to better be able to cope and understand it.

I work with anxiety, depression, family issues, affairs and betrayals, feeling sad, separation and divorce, work-related stress and much more. I am also trained in working with survivors of sexual violence. I also work in social care settings with vulnerable adults.

My training - In 2012 I trained in humanistic peer counselling.  Having lots of sessions and attending workshops too.   In 2015 I began formal counselling training and in 2019 I passed the Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. The training I did was based on Carl Rogers’ Person Centred counselling where through therapy, the client is helped to be the best version of themselves.  As an integrative counsellor,   I also trained in transpersonal counselling.  This is a spiritual based form of therapy,  going beyond what could be called the mundane stuff to the felt sense and body-work.  I also trained in Transactional Analysis another counselling modality. This helps you to become more  conscious of your thoughts and behaviours through an understanding your ego states.

My experience as a counsellor

I have worked as a counsellor at a local secondary school with children who needed some support.  Some issues I worked with included anxiety,  friendship issues,  academic worries,  being overwhelmed with being at a large secondary school and issues around materialism and being good enough.  I also worked as a counsellor for Rape Crisis where I worked with anxiety,  depression, low self esteem, guilt, panic attacks, relationship breakdown and fear.  My experience as a volunteer support worker at Family Action was with very vulnerable families struggling with their baby/children whilst having their own experience of very low self-worth/self esteem, depression and feelings of overwhelm.

I will work ethically and safely with you as we explore with curiosity what you bring to the session.  My practice is fully insured and supervised and all documentation is stored securely in line with GDPR Regulations.  I am a Registered Member of BACP and work within their Ethical Framework.  I have an enhanced DBS check.