HELLO
Hello and welcome. My name is Amanda and I am a UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist based in Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne.
I hope you are able to get a sense of who I am as a therapist and how I might be able to help you from my website. If you feel that I might be the right person to guide and support you in whatever you may be seeking therapy for, then please feel free to get in touch and ask any questions you might have.
Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy
Newman University
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Diploma in Psychotherapy
Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Northern Guild for Psychotherapy and Counselling
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“Connection is the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.”
Brené Brown
ABOUT ME
I am an integrative, humanist, relational psychotherapist.
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Relational means that first and foremost I offer a deep, authentic therapeutic relationship enabling you to build trust, and experience the intimacy of a secure relationship. Humanist means that I believe in unconditional positive regard for each and every person, valuing and accepting all parts of you. Integrative means that I use my skills and experience to tailor a therapeutic approach that suits you and your needs, to help you reach your goals. Integrating knowledge and techniques into the work however and whenever it is right for you.
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My core training is in Transactional Analysis which I use openly in the relationship to help us both understand your experience of the world and relating to others. Often the ways in which we struggle in life begin in our childhood where our own individual blueprint for being human is made. Exploring this together with a kind curiosity we can find understanding and empathy for your thoughts, feelings and behaviours in the here and now. From this comes the freedom and space to choose more helpful and fulfilling ways of being such as increased autonomy, spontaneity and intimacy.
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To support this exploration of self I also offer techniques such as story and metaphor, sand tray, guided imagery, dream work, drawing, painting, clay, body work, mindfulness and relaxation. I often see potent and lasting positive effects from including creative techniques.
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Above all I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship in which I invest myself professionally, genuinely, emotionally and lovingly.
"The world is full of magic things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."
Eden Pillpotts
CONTACT ME
Please feel free to get in touch with me to arrange an initial assessment to see if I am the right therapist for you.