Counsellor profile
Amanda Balaam, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Attachment based work
- Client centred approach
- Solution focused techniques
About Amanda
Counsellor and member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) with 17 years' experience. Amanda Balaam works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems and related areas.
Amanda uses an approach based on attachment work, person-centred principles and solution-focused techniques. She listens to what matters to the person in front of her and helps people talk through feelings, reactions and patterns that cause distress. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding what lies behind repeated problems.
Her background includes long experience with a broad range of mental health issues. That everyday practice informs how she works now, keeping sessions straightforward and focused. People may come for help with sleeping, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career choices or coping with life changes.
Amanda also offers support around abandonment and attachment issues, body image, chronic illness and disability, caregiving stress, communication and control problems. She can help with divorce and separation matters, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose and midlife concerns.
Sessions are rooted in listening, reflection and setting small, achievable goals. The aim is to make the work useful for day-to-day life rather than abstract theory. Before booking, people should confirm current session options and practical details.
How Amanda uses attachment, client‑centred and solution‑focused methods online
A connection that starts online can be used to work with attachment patterns, build understanding and test small changes. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and can help with relationship concerns, abandonment worries and patterns of closeness or withdrawal. Client-centred practice emphasises listening and the person's own perspective. The counsellor offers reflective listening and gentle questioning to help people name feelings and priorities. Solution-focused techniques concentrate on what would be different if things were better and on small, practical steps to move towards that state. Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will talk with the person about what they want from sessions and try different ways of working to find what helps. Goals, preferences and the issue itself guide which methods are used. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow sessions without being on camera, which can help with bandwidth or when a quieter set-up is preferred.Areas of expertise
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression and addictions, among other areas listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her practice combines attachment-based work, client-centred listening and solution-focused techniques to understand patterns and set practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working with people facing a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
Do sessions take place in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of counselling?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.