Mandy Clarkson , BACP

Mandy Clarkson is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem and relationship worries. She also helps with grief, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and issues related to intimacy. Mandy works with concerns commonly experienced by women and those navigating life changes.

Mandy adopts a calm and relaxed manner in sessions. She listens closely and lets each person set the pace. Conversations are practical and rooted in everyday life rather than clinical jargon. She aims to help people notice small changes that make daily life easier.

Her way of working is integrative. That means she draws on different approaches to suit each person rather than using a single method for everyone. Common tools include cognitive strategies to tackle unhelpful thoughts, and person-centred listening to help people feel understood.

Mandy trained in Person-Centred therapy and now blends ideas from other therapeutic schools. She brings six years of experience and lives in the United Kingdom. Her background includes supporting people through family of origin issues, abandonment, body image, cancer-related concerns, and caregiving stress.

Sessions are conversational and aim to build self-awareness and coping skills. Mandy values collaboration and will work with people to set clear goals and practical steps. She encourages small, manageable experiments between sessions to test what helps.

Approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Mandy commonly draws on Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy and following the client's agenda to build trust and self-understanding. This approach suits people who need a calm space to talk things through and clarify what matters to them.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT to help identify unhelpful thinking and try practical experiments to change behaviours. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating difficulties because it offers clear steps to test and change patterns.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Mandy will discuss different options and work with each person to decide what fits their goals and preferences. The plan can change over time as needs evolve and progress is reviewed together.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever you are, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging can support ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting and daily life.