Amanda Burridge , BACP

Amanda Burridge is a qualified counsellor with four years of professional experience and holds the BACP credential, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a national professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. She works with people navigating grief and loss, coping with cancer, stress, depression and anxiety, and those seeking to build self-esteem and confidence. Her practice also addresses family and relationship issues, parenting challenges, sleep difficulties, anger, career concerns and broader life changes, alongside additional areas such as caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life matters, postpartum support and questions of life purpose.

Amanda brings a calm, easy manner and attentive listening to therapeutic work. She emphasises a healing and supportive relationship, combining a gentle, curious and caring stance with occasional moments of humour when appropriate. Her approach is designed to help people recognise their capacity for change and to open up a sense of positive possibility through the therapeutic connection. Amanda aims to meet clients as whole humans rather than only as presenting problems, offering space for both practical coping and emotional exploration.

Client-Centered and CBT Support Online

Amanda uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a non-directive, empathic space where the client’s experience is central. This approach is helpful for people working through grief, building self-esteem, and navigating life transitions because it focuses on understanding and personal growth rather than prescribing solutions.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and to develop practical strategies for change. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties and offers structured tools that clients can apply between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda approaches therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients choose or combine methods based on their needs, goals and personal preferences so that the plan feels like a good fit.

Online options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging provide flexibility and accessibility, enabling people to arrange sessions around work, family and caregiving responsibilities. These formats also allow therapists and licensed professionals to tailor communication style and pace, making it easier for clients to engage in the ways that suit them best.