- Guilt and shame
- ACT and CBT
- Mindfulness skills
About Amanda
Amanda Salvara is a BACP counsellor with five years of experience working with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, relationship concerns and life changes, including guilt and shame.
Amanda uses a practical, down-to-earth style. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what can be tried next. She listens for repeating patterns and helps people notice how thoughts and behaviours connect to feelings.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people identify values and change unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are used when people need tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Work is collaborative. Amanda talks through options and helps people choose what fits their situation. She checks in on what is working and what needs to change so progress stays relevant to everyday life.
Sessions also look at practical concerns such as money stress, life purpose, and isolation. Amanda attends to issues tied to attachment, abandonment and body image while also supporting recovery from sexual assault and post-traumatic stress.
People who want a focused, skills-based process for coping with guilt, shame and related concerns may find this approach useful. Before booking, confirm session formats and practical details to make sure they suit your routine.
How Amanda uses therapeutic approaches in online work
Amanda often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online work. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that align with those values while learning to live alongside difficult thoughts. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, behaviours and feelings and offers practical steps to change patterns that keep someone stuck.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help with stress and emotional regulation, and DBT skills when people need clear strategies for handling intense emotions. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Amanda treats this as a shared process and helps clients decide which methods fit their goals and everyday life.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. The focus will be on practical tools, skills practice and regular review of what is helping in daily life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, relationship issues and life changes, and also lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses practical therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to explore thoughts and actions and to develop skills for living with difficult feelings.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of counselling experience working with people in the UK and internationally.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works with clients in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to arrange a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.