Amanda Wiffen

• Stress and anxiety
• Parenting and family
• Trauma and grief

About Amanda

Amanda Wiffen helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns using a paced, conversational style. She works at the client pace and offers resources between sessions when helpful. Amanda is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has three years' experience.

Amanda uses a straightforward, person-focused way of working. Sessions begin with what the person wants to address now. She listens for patterns and practical changes that could help day to day. She also offers ideas to try between sessions when those feel useful.

Her work covers trauma and abuse, grief and coping with life changes. She also helps with compassion fatigue, low self-esteem and the practical effects of ADHD and autism. Relationship and family topics are part of her caseload, including blended family and communication problems.

Amanda draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns in relationships. She uses client-centred and mindfulness methods to support people in the present moment and to develop coping skills. Trauma-focused approaches inform her work when past events affect current functioning.

Sessions are conversational and focused on what a person wants to change. Amanda aims to make things manageable by breaking issues into smaller steps. She offers short-term work and longer-term support depending on what someone prefers.

Approaches used in remote counselling

Amanda draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. This approach helps when trust, boundaries or repeating relationship problems are a concern. Client-centred methods form the base of her work, focusing on what the person wants and giving space for their perspective. Mindfulness therapy is used to develop present-moment awareness and practical ways to manage stress and overwhelming feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and agree together which methods to use. That collaborative discussion helps shape whether sessions focus on present coping, exploring past patterns, or processing traumatic events.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or removing the need to be on camera if that helps someone engage. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt session length and pace to suit the person's circumstances and goals.

Topics Amanda lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Amanda

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people who are experiencing stress and anxiety using practical coping strategies and mindfulness techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She combines client-centred, attachment-based and trauma-focused approaches with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to address current problems and past patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Amanda has three years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

How are sessions paid for and what is the cost?

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

How do I start counselling with her?

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