Amanda Salvara, BACP

Amanda Salvara is an integrative counsellor and coach based in the United Kingdom who brings five years of professional experience working with people in the UK and internationally. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, and life transitions, and she works with specific concerns such as attachment and abandonment issues, body image, self-esteem, guilt and shame, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse. Amanda combines empathy, curiosity, and practical tools to help clients explore current struggles, clarify values, and build skills for coping and change.

Amanda uses a flexible, person-centered framework that adapts to each individual’s needs, helping to identify patterns of thought and behavior that may be holding someone back and highlighting strengths and resources that can be mobilized for growth. Her practice attends to both immediate coping strategies and longer-term recovery and resilience, whether the goal is symptom relief, personal growth, or finding greater balance in life. She holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects professional standards in counselling practice.

Clients work collaboratively with Amanda to set goals, explore what’s working and what needs adjustment, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others. She offers support for recovery, managing mood disorders, navigating midlife and financial stresses, and addressing multicultural concerns, always aiming to align therapeutic work with each person’s values and life aims.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online practice

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and learn how to take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is useful for anxiety, depression, low mood, and challenges that involve avoidance or uncertainty.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting, empathic relationship in which the therapist provides understanding and nonjudgmental support. This approach helps people increase self-awareness, strengthen self-worth, and find their own path through life transitions and relationship difficulties.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is well suited for managing stress, anxiety, mood difficulties, and for developing concrete coping strategies that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Amanda works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. She draws from different methods as appropriate and adjusts the focus as progress unfolds.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for scheduling around work, family, and location. These options make it possible to access a registered professional from different places and to continue consistent work during times of change or when in-person sessions are not feasible, while maintaining a steady therapeutic relationship and ongoing progress.