Amanda Sanford
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About me
Reclaiming Yourself
Therapy for Adults, Young People & Neurodivergent & Trauma Recovery
Questioning your neurodivergence or healing from trauma can feel like waking up in a world that no longer makes sense. Both journeys involve re-establishing safety - within yourself, your relationships, and the world around you. If you feel disconnected, misunderstood, or unsure of who you are, you’re not alone.
As a neurodivergent, creative, and intuitive woman who has personally experienced and recovered from relational trauma, I understand the deep impact of such challenges. My journey of healing and to becoming a qualified counsellor, gives me a unique, empathetic perspective that informs my work, offering you the support you need to reclaim your identity, rebuild self-worth, and develop confidence in yourself and your world.
How Therapy Can Support You
I am qualified and insured to use a Humanistic and Person-Centred, trauma-trained approach, offering both traditional talking therapy and Person-Centred Expressive Arts Therapy to help you:
✔ Understand your experiences in a way that makes sense to you
✔ Reconnect with your body and emotions at a pace that feels safe
✔ Explore identity, self-expression, and self-esteem in a supportive space
✔ Develop tools for self-regulation, boundaries, and meaningful relationships.
For those who find words limiting, creative approaches - such as painting, sand tray therapy, clay and nature-based work, or guided meditation for body connection - can offer a deeper way to process emotions and rediscover your strengths, with safe, ethical and researched approaches that I am trained to integrate.
Ways to Work With Me
🌿 Online Counselling
For all clients across the UK, I offer secure, person-centred online therapy - ideal for those who feel more comfortable in their own space, especially if social anxiety or sensory challenges are a factor.
🌿 In-Person Therapy
My peaceful garden studio provides a safe, grounding space to explore emotions, reconnect with yourself, and heal in a nurturing, creative environment.
🌿 Walk-and-Talk Therapy
Being outdoors can support emotional regulation and create space for reflection. Walk-and-talk sessions for adults, offer a calming, natural setting to process thoughts and feelings at your own pace.
🌿 Expressive Arts Therapy
For those who struggle to express themselves through words alone, expressive arts therapy - including painting, creative writing, sand tray therapy, clay or guided meditation - offers a powerful way to process emotions and explore identity.
🌿 Expressive Arts & Wellbeing Groups
Healing and self-discovery can feel isolating. I facilitate small, supportive groups where you can connect, share experiences, and explore creative self-expression in a safe, understanding space.
If you're on a journey of rediscovering yourself, you don’t have to do it alone.
Ask me about student and young person concessionary spaces.
📞 Book a free consultation [www.natureandsoul.co.uk]
https://natureandsoul.co.uk/therapy-services/
📧 Email: amanda@natureandsoul.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
My Training & Experience:
As a Humanistic, Person-Centered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor (MBACP)
I draw on my specialised training in Humanistic Counselling & Psychotherapy, Counselling Children and Young People (CCYP), Sand Tray Therapy, Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy (PCEAT), and Meditation (BSoM), Trauma Training, Walk & Talk Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Online Therapy, Trauma, Autism, ADHD, Attachment.
These approaches allow us to work in creative and flexible ways that suit your unique needs.
Experience:
I have experience working in a domestic abuse charity, supporting women in crisis and recovery, helping them rebuild safety, confidence, and self-trust. I have also worked with neurodivergent young people and adult women, providing a space where they feel understood and valued. My approach supports those recovering from relational trauma, helping them process their experiences, regain self-esteem, and navigate relationships with greater clarity and confidence.
Membership:
I am a member of BACP, adhere to their ethical guidelines and regularly attend supervision and participate in regular CPD.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Abuse - discriminatory, domestic, emotional, financial, material, narcissistic, neglect or omission, psychological, physical, sexual, social, material. Ageing, death loss and dying, Anger, Anxiety, Bereavement, Childhood abuse & neglect, Codependency, people-pleasing, power in relationships, Depression, Dissociation, Grief and loss, Health Anxiety, Helplessness, Highly Sensitive Person, Isolation, LGBTQ+, Life changes & transitions, Low mood, Neurodivergent identifying/diagnosis, Autistic burnout, ADHD burnout, overwhelm, high functioning anxiety, perfectionism, Panic Attacks, Parenting, PTSD & C-PTSD, Relational Trauma & Attachment, Self-esteem, Self Neglect, Self Harm, Shame, Social Anxiety, Spirituality, spiritual awakening symptoms/spiritual crisis, existential crisis, Stalking, Suicide, Trauma, Trauma Bonding
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £65.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual, in-person or online 50 minute sessions, daytime or evenings - contact amanda@natureandsoul.co.uk
Ask me about student and young person reduced rate fees.
Book a free call by email or via my website natureandsoul.co.uk to discuss my price range.
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Sessions available on weekday afternoons and evenings. Contact to book by email or via my website.
