Counsellor profile
Amanda Crane, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - relationships and anger
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- CredentialsNCPS
- RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS21-00714
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Person-Centred
- Solution-Focused
- CBT and mindfulness
About Amanda
Amanda Crane is a counsellor registered with the NCPS and has five years of practice listed. She works from the United Kingdom and helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, addictions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy, eating and sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, career worries, depression, life changes, coaching and ADHD.
Amanda describes herself as person-centred and solution-focused in approach. She uses simple, direct conversation to help people name what feels difficult. Sessions aim to clarify patterns, find manageable steps and identify what the client wants to change next.
She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thinking and behaviour links, and on mindfulness ideas to help with present-moment coping. Motivational interviewing features when clients want practical support to change habits. Psychodynamic thinking is also part of her background for exploring past influences on current feelings.
Amanda has experience working with individuals, parents and carers, and has undertaken additional training in parenting, anxiety, depression and trauma. Her work includes both short-term practical plans and longer conversations where people look into deeper patterns.
Sessions are described as conversational and focused on what the client wants to achieve. The emphasis is on clear next steps, learning small skills to manage anger and frustration, and making changes that fit into everyday life.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Amanda uses person-centred and solution-focused ways of working that keep the conversation central. Person-centred work means the client leads the topics and the therapist follows, helping people clarify what matters to them. Solution-focused work narrows the focus to concrete next steps and small changes that can be tried between sessions.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to identify links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours, useful for managing anger and unhelpful reactions. Mindfulness techniques are used for grounding and breathing exercises that help reduce immediate agitation. These methods suit problems such as stress, anxiety, sleep issues and relationship conflicts where practical skills are helpful.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Amanda will work with the client to test what helps, adjust methods and set achievable goals together. That process includes regular check-ins about whether the chosen tools are working and swapping strategies if needed.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and let people use breathing or grounding exercises in quieter surroundings without travel. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly adapt these approaches to suit each person's daily life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What concerns does she address?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, addictions, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem among other topics.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses person-centred and solution-focused conversation alongside cognitive behavioural and mindfulness techniques to identify triggers, practise coping skills and agree small, practical steps.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of practice and reports additional training in parenting, anxiety, depression and trauma, with experience supporting individuals, parents and families.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
The therapist's original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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.