Amanda Crane

• Stress and anxiety
• Parenting and family
• Solution-focused work

About Amanda

Amanda Crane works with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, grief, parenting and related issues using a person-centred and solution-focused approach. She uses conversational coaching alongside counselling to help people talk through practical problems and find ways forward. Amanda is registered with NCPS and has five years' experience as a practising counsellor in the United Kingdom.

She focuses on clear, short-term goals and practical steps as well as listening to what matters to each person. That can mean working on coping with life changes, improving sleep and eating patterns, or managing anger and low self-esteem. She also offers support around addiction, intimacy issues, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

Her work draws on client-centred methods and solution-focused techniques alongside cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness practice. This mix is used to identify unhelpful patterns, try out different coping strategies, and build day-to-day routines that feel more manageable. Motivational interviewing is used when change feels difficult or stalled.

Amanda has particular interest in family-related themes such as blended family issues, parenting strain, communication problems and separation. She also has experience with concerns linked to neurodiversity, attachment and long-term health or care responsibilities.

Sessions are conversational and practical. She helps people set achievable steps between meetings and reviews progress together. The emphasis is on short, focused work when that suits and a longer exploratory approach when more space is needed.

How Amanda uses structured approaches in remote work

Amanda uses client-centred work to prioritise what matters to the person in front of her, helping them describe concerns and choose goals. Client-centred counselling is about attentive listening and reflecting back what a person says to clarify their priorities and feelings.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness approaches are used to develop simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and improve sleep and coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Amanda will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person's situation, preferences and goals, and she reviews how things are progressing together.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into day-to-day life, for example by reducing travel time, permitting shorter check-ins or allowing sessions during breaks from work. Registered or accredited professionals often find that remote sessions support continuity of care while keeping the focus on practical steps and weekly goals.

Topics Amanda lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Parenting issues
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Amanda

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the main concerns she works on.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses person-centred and solution-focused counselling alongside coaching, CBT, mindfulness and motivational interviewing.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years' experience as a practising counsellor in the United Kingdom.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live abroad?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.