Mandy York Ford

Name: Mandy York Ford
Address: 23 Wood Street, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6JF, GB
Telephone: +441789616071
Price range: £60.00 per session

MBACP. FdSc Person- Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy

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About me

I’m interested in you and how you landed here, what has happened or is happening in your life, and how all of this has shaped the way you feel about yourself.

You may never have been told or may have forgotten through your experiences that your feelings matter and they are worth your attention. My work is about helping people experiencing distress, make sense of what they’re feeling, steady themselves, and move forward with more clarity, confidence and self-trust.

How I work

I start with you, where you are, what you’re carrying, and what it’s been like to be you. I listen carefully. I’ll tell you honestly what I notice. I won’t judge you, rush you, or try to fix you. My job is to help you understand yourself more clearly, so you can begin to trust your own feelings and make sense of your life in a way that feels true to you.

First Steps & Fees
I offer a complimentary 30-minute initial consultation. This gives us a chance to see whether working together feels right for you, for you to ask any questions, and for me to understand what has brought you to counselling.

If we decide to continue, our first full session is where the therapeutic work begins.

Fee: £60 per 60 minute session

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a fully qualified Person Centred Counsellor and a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy).

(MBACP) 380374

You can learn more about what this means below:

https://www.bacp.co.uk/membership/registered-membership/

I am a BACP-registered counsellor and Director of Stratford Counselling, with over six years of experience supporting people through distress, trauma and loss, and towards personal growth. My approach is firmly person-centred and grounded in genuine connection, honesty, and respect for each person’s autonomy and lived experience.

Early in my career, I became aware of how often people’s lives are taken out of context, stripped of meaning, and treated as problems to be managed rather than experiences to be understood. That realisation shaped the way I work. I am committed to restoring context and seeing people as whole human beings whose distress makes sense within their personal histories, relationships, and environments.

My work is trauma-informed, with particular experience supporting survivors of sexual abuse. I draw on Polyvagal Theory and Internal Family Systems (IFS) where helpful, offering ways to understand internal responses, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect with a sense of safety and self-trust. These frameworks support the work rather than lead it. The relationship remains central.

Alongside my private practice, I have worked in bereavement support with Myton Hospice, homicide bereavement with Victim Support, and in school-based counselling. These roles have shaped a grounded, ethical and relational approach to complex emotional work.

Compassionate Inquiry Dr Gabor Maté

Polyvagal theory and trauma Deb Dana

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Online Therapy institute (Moving your practice online)

A Disorder for Everyone - exploring the culture psychiatric diagnosis, creating change

Warwickshire Pride- LGBT+ awareness training

First Person Plural -Trauma Related Complex Dissociation

Myton Hospice - loss and bereavement training.

Safeline Warwick - OCN Working with survivors of rape and sexual abuse including trauma. 2018

FdSc Counselling and Psychotherapy (person centred) 2019

Level 3 Certificate in Counselling skills 2011

Level 2 counselling skills 2010