Amanda Barnes, BACP

Amanda Barnes welcomes people who are taking the first steps toward counselling and recognises that reaching out can require courage. She offers a calm, comfortable space where clients can bring whatever is troubling them and be met with compassion and respect. Emotions that feel overwhelming, painful or confusing are treated without judgement, and the pace of work is determined by the client.

Counselling with Amanda focuses on exploring thoughts, feelings and behaviours to support meaningful change; she listens attentively and supports clients to build self-awareness rather than prescribing solutions. Clients lead the sessions while Amanda provides a steady, gentle presence that encourages reflection and practical progress.

In addition to individual work, Amanda provides couples counselling aimed at repairing trust, improving communication and strengthening emotional intimacy by helping partners understand themselves and each other more clearly. Her practice addresses a broad range of presenting issues, including relationship difficulties, domestic abuse, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, addiction, trauma and PTSD, bereavement, anger, family problems, loneliness and burnout. Amanda has five years of experience and holds BACP registration, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.