Amanda Barnes , BACP

Amanda Barnes welcomes people who are ready to seek support and understands that taking the first step can feel daunting. She creates a calm, respectful environment where clients can share whatever is troubling them and work through their experience at a comfortable pace. Amanda describes her style as gentle and compassionate, offering a non-judgemental space in which emotions that feel overwhelming or painful can be explored.

She sees counselling as an opportunity for individuals to examine their thoughts, feelings and behaviours in order to make the changes they want. Sessions are client-led - Amanda listens closely, offers guidance when appropriate, and supports clients without telling them what to do. Alongside individual counselling, she offers couples counselling that focuses on repairing trust, improving communication and strengthening emotional intimacy. In couples work she helps partners identify what is happening between them and build greater self-awareness and understanding.

Amanda works with a wide range of presenting issues including relationship difficulties, domestic abuse, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, addiction, trauma, PTSD, bereavement, low confidence, anger, family conflict, loneliness and burnout. She holds BACP, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and a commitment to professional standards. Amanda is based in the United Kingdom and is not currently accepting new clients.

Evidence-Based Support Delivered Through Online Sessions

Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help clients explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviours to create practical change. This kind of work involves identifying patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression or stress and developing new strategies to manage those patterns in day-to-day life. She also offers couples-focused work that concentrates on improving communication, repairing trust and deepening emotional connection between partners, which can reduce conflict and strengthen relationships.

For clients affected by loss, trauma or addiction, Amanda provides careful, trauma-aware support that allows painful experiences to be processed at a pace that feels safe. Throughout therapy she collaborates with each person to find the right mix of techniques and pacing - deciding together what best fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit work, family and mobility needs. These options make it easier to access regular support, maintain continuity of care, and work with a therapist from the convenience of home or another private space while keeping the focus on progress and wellbeing.