Amanda Royle

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BSc, MA, Registered & Accredited MBACP
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

Esher KT10 & East Molesey KT8
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Why get counselling?

I am an experienced Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist working from my private practice in West End, Esher where I offer long or short term work, face to face or online sessions. 

I understand how the idea of therapy can feel daunting to some but my warm, down to earth, supportive approach, and peaceful garden setting, aims to rapidly put you at ease as we explore your situation together. 

Counselling helps us more effectively disentangle and process difficult events, thoughts and feelings in ways often harder to do with friends and family alone. 

What should I expect from counselling?

Counselling offers a regular, safe space and a secure, trusting relationship in which to explore your story.

The therapeutic process aims to promote fresh perspectives and a deeper connection with yourself, others and the world that allows you to move through your current situation towards becoming, more fully, YOU again! 

I see counselling as a joint venture and the therapeutic relationship as the bedrock for positive change and healing.  

The quality of the therapeutic relationship is central to successful outcome so it's important to find a counsellor you're comfortable with. 

 My Background

Prior to my training at Roehampton University I was an actor for 30 years. This I believe has enriched my work as a therapist on a variety of levels.

My internships, during my training, were within hospice settings working with illness and loss.  My personal experience both, of, and working with, bereavement has given me depths of understanding and insights into many forms of loss and wide ranging issues.  

My Therapeutic approach 

As an integrative, relational therapist I draw from a variety of models which provide an opportunity to work in ways best suited to your individual needs.

My foundation approaches are psychodynamic and existential. However, I draw from a wide range of models including, Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal, Structural Dissociation Model, EMDR and Internal Family Systems. These models are, in themselves, integrative and combine Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Neuroscience and Mindfulness based therapies. 

We begin by exploring your immediate situation. However, it's often helpful to look at how historic, past patterns and behaviours might be affecting your current situation.  

I work holistically with an emphasis on the relationship between mind and body. A mind-body approach helps transform outmoded patterns and promotes deeper levels of healing. 

I see therapy as a collaborative process and believe our innate creativity and imagination provide powerful tools for positive change and neurological integration. 

I regularly undertake Continuous Personal Development workshops and training, and attend supervision, to maintain good standards of practice. 

I adhere to the BACP's ethical framework that includes total commitment to confidentiality and respect of my clients' diverse and individual needs.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • MA Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy Roehampton University
  • BSc Sociology Roehampton University
  • Diploma in Acting Central School of Speech & Drama
  • Certificate in Massage and Physical Therapy West London Buddhist Centre

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Fees

£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed

Additional information

Sessions last for 60 minutes and my hourly rate is £70 but this is negotiable depending on circumstances. Please contact me to discuss. I can offer a limited number of concessions to students and those on low income or benefits.

When I work

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Morning
Afternoon
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I have flexible availability

Esher, Surrey, KT10

East Molesey, Surrey, KT8

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Adults
Older adults

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Amanda Royle
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