Amanda Cooper, NCPS

Amanda Cooper welcomes people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, low self-esteem, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, career pressures and life transitions. She also supports those experiencing compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges, and has specialist focus on areas such as BDSM and kink, blended family issues, chronic illness and disability, and fertility concerns. Amanda holds an NCPS credential and has worked as a full-time psychotherapist for over a decade.

Amanda’s style is practical and direct. She aims to help people find the underlying causes of patterns like problematic drinking or repeated relationship conflict. Sessions are calm and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on making early progress and helping people feel more able to manage everyday life.

Her background includes running short-term residential wellbeing services in Warwickshire, where she provided therapy, supervised clinical teams and developed psychological programmes. That work exposed her to complex presentations and informed her approach to trauma and environmental factors that sustain distress.

Amanda has a strong academic foundation, including an MSc in Organisational Psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy. She also holds psychometric test user qualifications and has completed postgraduate study in memory, narrative and related topics. She is a member of the National Counselling Society.

People who choose Amanda can expect a collaborative process that combines practical steps with deeper work on personal history. Before a first appointment she typically exchanges a few messages to make the most of session time and to plan how therapy will proceed.

How evidence-based techniques are used online

Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on both immediate coping and deeper recovery. One approach she applies emphasises addressing trauma and the events that keep symptoms alive, helping people to reduce fear responses and reclaim day-to-day functioning. Another strand involves working with memory and narrative, using metaphor and story to change how negative thoughts are held and to shift stuck patterns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Amanda discusses options with each person, weighing their goals and preferences, and then agrees a plan together. This means the work can shift from practical coping steps to deeper trauma-focused work as needed, with the client involved in every decision.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking as current options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break or regular sessions without travel. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings and reduces the need to be on camera if that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and pacing to suit remote contact so therapy remains collaborative and goal-focused.