Polly Amies , BACP

Polly Amies is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who brings a warm, person-focused approach to therapy. She holds BACP accreditation and has four years of recent practice experience alongside a long history of supporting people in various therapeutic roles. Polly aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

Polly adapts her style to each person she meets. Sessions are conversational and grounded in what the client wants to change. She emphasises the client’s own knowledge of their life and helps build on existing strengths. That practical orientation makes sessions feel direct and usable.

People come to Polly for many concerns, including stress and anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and challenges around parenting or family life. She also supports people dealing with addiction, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and work or career stress.

Her work draws on client-centred ways of relating, cognitive behavioural tools, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. These are used in plain terms to help with coping, changing unhelpful patterns, and finding small steps forward.

Sessions are available in English and can be arranged online for international clients. Polly encourages clients to take the pace that suits them and to bring their priorities to each session. She aims to make the first steps as straightforward as possible.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Polly uses client-centred counselling to place the person’s experience at the heart of every session. This means listening first, following the client’s priorities, and shaping conversations around what they already know about their life and strengths.

She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and to try small practical changes. These tools can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and many everyday stresses.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Polly will work with each client to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice is reviewed as progress is made so the plan can change if something isn’t helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video works well for conversations that need visual cues, phone can be a good low-bandwidth option, and chat or messaging suits quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options allow clients to fit therapy around work, travel or family life while keeping to a rhythm that supports steady progress.