Amanda Balaam, BACP

Amanda Balaam brings 17 years of clinical experience to her integrative counselling practice, offering a calm, patient, and empathetic presence that helps people explore difficult emotions and life challenges. She works to establish a non-judgemental space where clients can feel understood and supported while they reflect on their relationships, losses, stresses, and everyday pressures.

Amanda draws on a blend of therapeutic methods, including person-centred approaches that prioritise the client’s own perspective, cognitive-behavioural techniques that address patterns of thinking and behaviour, and psychodynamic ideas that explore deeper emotional patterns and past influences. This integrative stance allows her to tailor sessions to the needs of each individual rather than relying on a single method.

Over the course of her career she has supported people coping with recent loss, anxiety, depression, and a range of emotional concerns, offering practical strategies alongside empathetic listening. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and is a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. Amanda follows the BACP’s ethical guidelines and approaches each session with professionalism and respect for the client’s wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and reacting to others. It can be helpful for people who struggle with closeness, abandonment fears, or patterns that repeat in relationships. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises the client’s own experience and relies on empathic listening and unconditional acceptance to support self-discovery and emotional healing. This approach suits those seeking a supportive space to explore feelings and values without direction from the therapist. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and achievable goals, helping clients identify strengths and small changes that move them toward desired outcomes; it is often useful for addressing specific problems or transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda works with clients to explore which methods feel most useful for their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts her way of working as the therapeutic process unfolds. This partnership helps ensure that the chosen strategies fit the person, not the other way around.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: sessions can take place by video call or phone, and live chat or text-based messaging provides alternatives for people who prefer written communication or need shorter, more frequent check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from home or other convenient locations while working with registered professionals and experienced therapists.