Amanda Turner , BACP

Amanda Turner is a counsellor with seven years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She offers a warm, person-centred approach and believes the client knows their life best. Sessions are friendly and non-judgemental, and she aims to help people talk through what matters to them.

Amanda lets the client set the agenda for each meeting. She stays alongside people as they describe their feelings and decisions. The focus is on helping clients clarify what they think and how they feel, so they can make choices that fit their life.

She has supported people facing loss, low mood and anxiety. Relationship strain, grief, transitions, addiction and anger are also common reasons people come to her. Amanda also works with concerns about identity, sexuality and self-esteem.

Amanda combines a straightforward, understanding style with practical tools when they help. She uses listening, reflective questions and gentle challenges to encourage new ways of seeing problems. Mindfulness and structured thinking exercises may be introduced when useful.

Amanda describes herself as open-minded and approachable. She draws on her own experience of life events to stay empathetic and grounded. Her aim is to create a respectful space where someone can say what they really feel and begin to move forward.

Approaches for online support and practical change

Amanda uses client-centred work to focus on what matters to each person. That means listening closely, following the client's priorities and helping them name feelings and choices. It is helpful for people who need a supportive space to talk about loss, identity or relationship problems.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. CBT provides simple, practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and coping, which can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful routines.

Mindfulness approaches are added when they suit a client's needs. These exercises encourage paying attention to the present moment and can help reduce stress and reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Amanda will work with clients to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. She adjusts plans as people learn what helps and what does not.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.