Counsellor profile
Amanda Balaam, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anger and relationship support
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 377816
- Experience17 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based methods
- Client-centred work
- Solution-focused steps
About Amanda
Amanda Balaam is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and has 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and anger, among other concerns. Her background includes supporting people through relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting strain, addiction issues and life changes.
Her practice draws on client-centred principles and attachment-based ideas to help people talk through what matters to them. She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify practical steps someone can try between sessions. In conversation she aims to listen closely and help people spot patterns that keep problems repeating.
Amanda describes working with issues such as abandonment and attachment problems, communication difficulties, guilt and shame, and challenges with self-esteem and body image. She also supports people facing chronic illness or caregiver stress, and those coping with divorce, midlife questions or career change.
Her professional registration with the BACP is noted in her profile. Sessions are conducted in English and she practises in the United Kingdom. International clients are not accepted at this time.
Costs vary by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a person is invited to use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Amanda's approaches translate to online work
A client-centred approach means sessions start with the person and what they want to focus on. The therapist listens without steering and helps a person say what matters most, which can be useful for addressing anger and relationship tensions.Attachment-based ideas look at how early connections shape current reactions. This approach can help when patterns of anger or control repeat in close relationships, by naming those patterns and finding different ways to respond.
Solution-focused work concentrates on small, practical steps. Rather than spending entire sessions on history, this method identifies a few actions that might make life easier between meetings, such as pause techniques, communication experiments or brief behavioural changes.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress and challenges become clearer.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online options are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can use remote work to help people bring therapeutic ideas into everyday life.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and anger. She also supports people with relationship and intimacy issues, addictions and parenting strain.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses client-centred listening combined with attachment-based ideas and solution-focused techniques. The focus is on discussing concerns and identifying practical steps to try between sessions.
How long has she been practising?
She has 17 years of experience working with people facing a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
What professional credential does she hold?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
Does she work in other languages or take international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking to make sure they suit your needs.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapy is provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.