Counsellor profile
Amanda Wiffen, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness techniques
- Client-centred focus
About Amanda
Amanda Wiffen is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, family and parenting pressures, low mood, grief and trauma. Amanda also supports people facing ADHD and autism-related concerns and those dealing with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Amanda uses a calm, pacing approach that lets people set the speed of sessions. She listens for patterns in relationships and attachment and helps people notice how past experiences affect present choices. Sessions often include talking through current problems, looking at how feelings and behaviours connect, and suggesting practical resources to try between meetings.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds shape expectations of others. She also uses client-centred methods that foreground the person's own goals and perspective. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help manage stress and anxiety in everyday moments.
Amanda applies psychodynamic and trauma-focused thinking when there is a history of hurt or repeated painful patterns. This can mean gently reflecting on long-standing feelings and helping people make different choices now. She does not make diagnostic claims; she focuses on what the person notices and wants to change.
Sessions aim to increase a person's sense of control over their day-to-day life. Amanda can suggest short exercises and resources to practise outside sessions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.
How sessions work
How Amanda’s approaches translate to online counselling
Amanda draws on attachment-based work to help people understand how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach looks at how expectations of others were formed and what people now need to feel more secure in relationships. Mindfulness techniques are offered as short, practical tools to manage stress and anxiety in day-to-day life; these are simple breathing and focus exercises that can be practised between sessions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Amanda treats the choice of methods as collaborative. She will discuss what feels useful, try different techniques, and adapt based on the person's goals and preferences.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can help fit work and family life by reducing travel and making it easier to schedule brief check-ins or regular sessions. It also allows people to use short mindfulness exercises or worksheets between meetings, which many find helpful when juggling parenting and daily demands.
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting pressures, low mood, trauma, grief, ADHD and related life changes.
How would she approach our sessions?
She uses attachment-based, client-centred and mindfulness methods alongside psychodynamic and trauma-focused ideas. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, practical steps and short exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working as a counsellor in the UK.
What are her credentials and location?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then 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 in danger, use the crisis numbers.