Amanda Salvara

Amanda Salvara is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with five years' experience working with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and relationship concerns. Amanda also lists life purpose among her areas of focus. Her work mixes practical conversation and evidence-informed approaches. Sessions look at current difficulties and the patterns that keep them going. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, and practices small steps that can make daily life feel more manageable. Amanda draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centred work, and mindfulness. She explains ideas plainly and uses exercises in-session that people can try between meetings. The aim is to build skills for handling stress, strong emotions, and painful memories. Clients can expect a steady, collaborative process. Amanda checks what is useful and adjusts the work as needed. Discussions cover emotional reactions, coping strategies, and how values and goals might guide next steps. She also helps with issues that often sit alongside the main concern - for example attachment and abandonment worries, body image and self-love, guilt and shame, money and midlife questions, and recovery after sexual assault or other trauma. Those looking for support around purpose or a midlife reassessment may find her approach relevant. Sessions are conducted in English. Because she has worked with people across regions, she notes international experience and a practical focus on the changes people want to make.

How Amanda uses therapeutic approaches online

Amanda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on clarifying values and learning to act in line with them even when feelings are difficult, which can help when life purpose or midlife questions feel pressing. CBT targets patterns of thinking and behaviour, offering practical techniques to reduce anxiety and lift low mood.

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help with emotion regulation and grounding when stress or trauma reactions are strong. These approaches aim to give simple, repeatable skills that people can use between sessions. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will discuss different methods and decide together which fits the person's needs, goals and preferences. That choice is reviewed over time and adjusted if something feels unhelpful. The original profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm the available online session options before booking. Many people choose remote therapy because it can fit around work, travel and family commitments, and because shorter check-ins or not using video can make sessions easier to fit into a lunch break or a busy day. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to reduce travel time and to help keep continuity of support across locations.