Amanda Burridge, BACP

Amanda Burridge is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional practice. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain and relationship concerns. Amanda also supports people dealing with sleep problems, self-esteem issues and life changes.

Her way of working is straightforward and conversational. She listens and helps people make sense of difficult feelings. Sessions are person-led and paced to each individual. Amanda combines a client-centred stance with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy when helpful.

People contact her about bereavement, coping with illness including cancer, and caregiver stress. She also addresses concerns such as postpartum depression, attachment and ageing or geriatric issues. Practical matters such as career strain, jealousy, guilt and forgiveness are included in her focus areas.

In conversation she aims to be steady and down-to-earth, sometimes using light humour to ease difficult topics. The work often involves noticing patterns of thought and behaviour, and trying small changes that can reduce stress. Amanda encourages people to reflect on what is helpful and what they want to do differently.

Her practice emphasises a human-to-human relationship rather than labels. People who are looking for a counsellor to talk through loss, parenting pressures or major life transitions may find this way of working useful.

How Amanda uses therapeutic approaches online