- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Amanda
Amanda Webster is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on practical help for parents and people handling daily stress. She offers straightforward tools for anxiety, low mood, addiction, and parenting strain. Amanda works with neurodivergent adults and members of the LGBT community, including people going through transition.
She holds NCPS as a listed credential and has four years of professional experience. Her sessions aim to be warm and non-judgemental.
Background and approach
She encourages small, manageable changes that fit into busy lives. Clear steps and short exercises are used so coping skills can be practised between meetings. Amanda draws on a mix of therapy approaches to match what each person needs.
That could mean learning new ways to respond to difficult thoughts or building routines that reduce overwhelm. The focus is on what helps in day-to-day life rather than jargon or long programs. She also pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns that affect parenting, intimacy and self-worth.
Conversations often include problem-solving and planning practical supports at home. Clients are invited to set realistic goals and review progress together. Appointments are offered online in several formats so sessions can fit around work and family life.
International clients who speak English are welcome. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a time that suits them.
What Amanda works with
Everything Amanda lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amanda helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit family life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small, purposeful actions to bring life closer to what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. This can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of closeness and trust. It can be useful for parenting concerns and intimacy-related issues.Amanda treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She listens to each person's goals, worries and everyday routines before suggesting a blend of methods. Together they try strategies, review what works and adjust the plan to suit changing needs.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for busy parents and people with tight schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for short updates, coaching-style support or when writing thoughts feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make regular work on goals easier to manage alongside family and work commitments.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What concerns does Amanda commonly help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief and parenting strain, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is Amanda's style in sessions?
Her style is warm and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on small practical changes and clear steps that can be used between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda has four years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She lists NCPS as her credential and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Appointments can be held by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Amanda?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to her availability.
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