- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Bipolar disorder
About Amy
Amy Cumber is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood or anxiety. She works with adults on issues such as depression, bipolar experiences, self-esteem, motivation and the everyday strains of parenting. Amy uses straightforward, practical language so conversations feel clear and manageable.
Amy believes the person in the room knows their life best. She treats clients as partners and focuses on what the client already does well.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build on strengths and to find small, realistic steps that lead to change. Her manner balances warmth with gentle challenge. She moves at a pace that suits each person and welcomes feedback about how sessions are going.
People can expect a collaborative relationship where goals are discussed and adjusted as needed. Amy draws on a range of approaches, including client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness, to offer practical tools and understanding. She adapts techniques to suit everyday life and parenting pressures without using jargon.
With five years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, she brings steady support to people finding change hard. Sessions aim to restore clearer thinking, greater self-compassion and workable coping strategies for life’s challenges.
What Amy works with
Everything Amy lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amy lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches and online counselling options
Amy often combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small, manageable changes. Client-centred therapy means the conversation centres on the person’s own perspective and priorities, helping them feel heard and clearer about goals.She also uses mindfulness strategies to help people notice thoughts and bodily responses without getting swept up in them. Mindfulness can support stress reduction, better sleep and calmer responses in tense parenting moments. Finding the best mix of approaches is part of the work; Amy will talk with each client about preferences, try methods, and adjust plans together so the approach fits the client’s needs and goals.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can fit a short break at work or when bandwidth is low, and messaging suits quick check-ins or people who prefer written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family life and busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical, workable support.
Questions people ask about Amy
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Amy works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar experiences, self-esteem, addictions, grief, trauma, parenting and related concerns such as intimacy and communication problems.
How would you describe the style of therapy?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth, blending client-centred listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches.
What experience does the counsellor have?
Amy has five years of professional experience working with people on emotional and life challenges and brings a steady, supportive manner to sessions.
What credentials and location are relevant?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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