Amanda Guest, NCPS

Amanda Guest is a professional counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical experience and the NCPS credential, a counselling qualification. She supports people working through stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and the challenges that come with life changes. Amanda takes a collaborative, person-focused approach that treats each client as an individual and creates space for people to explore what they want to change, improve, or grow from.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including relationship and family issues, grief and intimacy-related difficulties, eating and body image concerns, parenting and caregiver stress, anger and career challenges, mood conditions such as depression and bipolar, attention differences including ADHD, and addiction-related problems. She also works with attachment issues, abandonment, codependency, communication difficulties, dissociation, domestic violence, and the effects of separation or divorce. Amanda integrates multiple therapeutic approaches to respond to the specific needs of each person she sees.

Known for an empathetic, respectful presence, Amanda values working in partnership with clients to build motivation and confidence. She welcomes individuals looking to take the first steps toward change and is available to work with both local and international clients through a variety of online formats.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Amanda Guest draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work in ways that are practical and supportive. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can be helpful for difficulties with intimacy, abandonment, and relationship trust. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on offering a non-judgmental, empathic space where the client leads the pace of change and builds self-understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Amanda collaborates with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what will be most useful for the individual.

Online therapy with Amanda is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent, ongoing support from licensed professionals without the need to travel, and they allow therapy to fit into busy or changing lives.