Amanda Burridge , BACP

Amanda Burridge is a counsellor who focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, grief and low self-esteem. She is known for a calm, approachable manner and listens without judgement. Amanda uses a gentle, curious style and can bring warmth and occasional humour into sessions to make difficult conversations easier to sit with.

She uses Client-Centred Therapy to place the client’s experience at the heart of the work, and draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at how thoughts and actions affect mood. Sessions aim to build a trusting relationship and practical ways to manage day-to-day struggles. Amanda records four years of professional experience and holds membership of BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Amanda supports people dealing with bereavement, illness, caregiving strain and end-of-life concerns, alongside common issues such as depression, anxiety, sleep disruption and parenting stress. She also addresses worries about ageing, attachment, life purpose and midlife change. Her approach suits people who want straight talk with compassion and a human connection.

In practice she combines listening with simple, achievable strategies tailored to each person’s situation. Sessions can explore coping skills, communication problems, feelings of guilt or shame, and ways to rebuild confidence. The aim is to help people notice small changes that add up to real relief.

People meet Amanda online using video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. Conversations begin with what matters most to the person and move at a pace they can manage.

How Amanda blends talking therapy with online access

Amanda uses Client-Centred Therapy to keep the person’s experience central, offering space to be heard and understood. This approach helps when people need to process grief, caregiver stress or feelings of emptiness by building a trusting therapeutic relationship.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT-style tools are used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioural changes that can ease anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and suggest a blend of methods that feels right. Decisions are made together so the plan fits the client’s goals and day-to-day life.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quicker check-in and text messaging supports shorter, ongoing contact between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and treatment commitments.