Amanda Balaam , BACP

Amanda Balaam brings a calm, patient, and empathetic approach to counselling, creating a non-judgemental space where people can explore emotions, concerns, and life challenges at their own pace. She combines warmth with professional focus to help individuals feel heard and supported as they work through difficult moments.

Her practice is integrative, drawing on person-centred, cognitive-behavioural, and psychodynamic techniques to address a wide range of emotional and mental health concerns. The person-centred element emphasises empathy and the client’s own resources, cognitive-behavioural methods offer practical ways to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and psychodynamic ideas help uncover patterns rooted in past experience.

With 17 years of clinical experience, she has worked with people facing loss, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and other life stresses. Whether someone is coping with recent bereavement, struggling with persistent worry or low mood, or simply seeking a space to talk, she offers informed guidance grounded in real-world practice.

She holds an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling, a postgraduate qualification in counselling practice, and is a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). She adheres to the association’s code of ethics and professional guidelines, ensuring sessions are delivered with professionalism and respect for each person’s wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Amanda Balaam works with approaches that adapt well to remote sessions, including Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, and it can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and attachment-related stress. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own capacity for growth, making it useful for building self-esteem and processing life transitions. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and short-term goal setting, helping people develop coping strategies and move toward specific changes.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. She will work collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - provide flexibility that can fit around work, family, mobility, and location. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to offer consistent support while making it easier for clients to attend sessions from wherever they are.