Amanda Sanford
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About me
The transition from Winter to Spring is a time of change and renewal, but it can also bring unexpected challenges.
Do work, education, or relationship stresses feel overwhelming?
While the world seems to wake up around us with brighter days and renewed energy, you might feel stuck in a liminal space - torn between the external pressure to “get moving” and an inner longing to stay in the stillness a little longer.
This seasonal shift can stir up deeper feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, or even exhaustion, especially if you’re already navigating challenges like anxiety, social issues, low self-esteem, neurodiversity or unresolved past experiences.
You may find yourself questioning why you’re struggling to embrace Spring’s promise of growth and change while grappling with the weight of your own expectations or self-doubt.
As a grounded counsellor with trauma training, I provide a safe, compassionate space to adults and young people, where you can explore these struggles at your own pace.
My person-centered approach meets you where you are, offering empathy and non-judgment while gently guiding you toward clarity and calm.
Beyond traditional talking therapy, I integrate creative and expressive approaches - such as Sand Tray Therapy, Person-Centered Expressive Arts, and mindfulness meditation - which allow us to work on a deeper, more transformative level.
Together, we can:
Honor your inner rhythms: Explore your innate need for rest, introspection, or slower growth without guilt.
Reframe expectations: Challenge any external pressures you may feel from others' expectations, helping you connect with your own pace of change and your own voice.
Work through deeper struggles: Whether it’s anxiety, past trauma, or difficulty setting boundaries, we can unpack the patterns that hold you back and gently work toward healing and empower you with tolls to move forward.
Embrace a new you with confidence: As Spring unfolds, we’ll focus on helping you reconnect with your strengths and build confidence to take steps forward in a way that feels authentic to you.
Creative therapies: I offer unique ways to access and express emotions that might feel too complex or difficult to put into words. These approaches can bring insights, clarity, and a deeper sense of connection to yourself, creating the foundation for lasting growth and healing.
If you’re feeling out of step with the season or stuck in cycles of self-doubt and anxiety, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
I can help you feel grounded and supported, so you can begin to cope better and regain a sense of balance.
Visit www.natureandsoul.co.uk to book a consultation.
Let’s work together to bring clarity, healing, and a sense of ease to this challenging yet transformative time of year.
I provide a warm, safe, and non-judgmental space either online for UK residents or in-person in Chichester, West Sussex, in a dedicated studio garden room, where you can openly share your thoughts and feelings.
In just a few sessions, many clients start to feel more able to cope, with greater clarity and confidence.
For those facing more complex issues, I also offer longer-term therapy to support deeper healing and personal growth.
Why choose me as your therapist?
I am a gentle yet pragmatic therapist with both personal and professional experience of anxiety recovery and transformational life changes.
Next steps:
If you’ve been considering counselling but aren’t sure whether now is the right time, I invite you to book an initial session.
Together, we’ll explore what’s going on for you and begin to unravel the worries that have been weighing you down.
We can discuss how therapy might help your feel more grounded and ready to face the challenges ahead.
To book a session, contact me at amanda@natureandsoul.co.uk or visit natureandsoul.co.uk.
Let’s work together to help you move from overwhelm to clarity, from stress to strength.
My Training:
I am a Humanistic, Person-Centered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor (MBACP), with Counselling Children and Young People (CCYP) and Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy (PCEAT), Sand Tray Therapy and Meditation Teacher Training (BSoM)
Training, qualifications & experience
Training:
Diploma Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP, Dip.HE)
Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People (CCYP)
Cert. Experiential Person-Centred Expressive Arts Therapy (PCEAT)
Diploma in Teaching Meditation (Dip.BSoM)
Sand Tray Therapy, Walk & Talk Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Safeguarding, Online Therapy.
Experience supporting adults and young people:
Relational Trauma, Attachment, ADHD/AUDHD/Autism, autistic burnout, education and work stress, Grief and Loss, Self Harm & Suicidal Ideation, abuse recovery, disordered eating, social anxiety, self esteem, self confidence, health anxiety, life changes, high achiever, imposter syndrome and much more.
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
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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
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Individual, in-person or online 50 minute sessions, daytime or evenings - contact for availability or go to my website calendar for pre-therapy bookings.
When I work
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Sessions available on weekday afternoons and evenings. Some additional adhoc sessions available during school holidays. Contact to book by email or via my website.
