Amanda Wiffen , BACP

Amanda Wiffen welcomes people who feel overwhelmed by change, loss, relationship strain or stress. She uses a gentle, steady approach and works at each persons pace. Amanda aims to help people feel more in control of their next steps and to find practical ways forward.

Amanda is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She writes resources people can use between sessions when that is helpful. Her manner is approachable and she focuses on clear, manageable goals rather than technical language.

She has three years of experience supporting people with anxiety, stress and low moods. Amanda also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief and adjusting to big life changes. She lists trauma, abuse and compassion fatigue among her focus areas, and works with people impacted by ADHD and autism-related issues.

In sessions Amanda draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past patterns affect current relationships. She uses client-centred listening so people can lead at the pace they prefer. Mindfulness techniques and trauma-informed perspectives are used when they suit the persons needs.

Amanda carries out work online for people in the United Kingdom. She aims to be a calm guide through difficult moments and to help people develop coping tools they can keep using after therapy ends.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Amanda uses attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach looks at how people connect, respond to closeness and cope when relationships feel unsafe, which can be useful for relationship worries and family conflict.

She also works in a client-centred way, offering listening that follows the persons lead. That means sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and on practical steps they want to try next. Mindfulness techniques are often included to help with anxiety and stress by teaching short grounding and breath practices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will talk through methods and match her support to a persons goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where plans can change as people learn what helps them most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls mirror a traditional session when visual contact is important. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and suit shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging allow brief reflections, updates or ongoing written support between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.