Amanda Butler

Amanda Butler


Registered Member MBACP

Contact information

Phone number
07706609604

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Therapist - Birmingham

Birmingham B30
07706609604
Sessions from £40.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available
  • Concessionary rates

Availability

Fees from £40.00 for Zoom and eco therapy. £50.00 in clinic. Some concession and student therapist discount slots available on request. 

- Counselling, psychoeducation, somatic mindfulness and training 

- Day and evening in-person sessions available in Bournville/Stirchley and Redditch clinics. Also Zoom and Eco Green therapies (outdoors), including weekends

- Books are open for trainee counsellors requiring personal therapy in line with course requirements

- Bespoke courses available for groups, and individuals, at eco/outdoor locations, community workshops, corporate wellbeing programmes and conferences on request

Contact me or check website for updates on availability and services. 

About me and my therapy practice

Over 20 years’ experience working in psychotherapy, healthcare, and education sectors specialising in stress reduction and training. How might a life where stress is understood, challenged and reduced feel? The good news is, change can occur when the right techniques are applied. I invite you to find stillness in a non-judgemental environment, as we explore through therapy and psychoeducation what is happening.

I am an integrative counsellor who draws on a range of clinical psychotherapeutic, creative and eco/nature-based techniques including humanistic, person centred, Gestalt, DBT and compassion based mindfulness. I work in clinic, on Zoom and outdoors with individuals, professionals, groups and counsellors/therapists in training.

I specialise in stress related issues including change management, identity and burnout (prevention and reduction). At the heart of my work are holistic values where we can look at what has happened, what is happening right now (emotionally, physically and psychologically) and new ways to move forward. Knowledge, self-acceptance and compassion, emotional regulation and calmer ways can be attained - wonderful when high alert living has been the norm for so long.

Therapeutic modalities can be combined to align with what you need. Modes include: Humanistic, person-centred, gestalt, cognitive psychoeducation, solution focused/brief therapy, acceptance/compassion, dialectic behavioural techniques, creativity and psycho-spiritual/transpersonal.

MSc Psychology, MA Education (Holistic), BA, Dip Integrative Counselling, PGCE, QTLS. Dip Holistic Therapies (Various), Dip Prof. Development (coach mentor). Mindfulness, SEND, CMI post grad certs. Post graduate specialist trainings regularly updated. I work one to one, with groups, in clinic, online, outdoors/eco and in community settings.


Practice description

We can arrange to meet in clinic (Stirchley/Bournville or Redditch), online Zoom or outdoors for walking/eco-therapy. 

Experienced one to one therapist, teacher and collaborator. Available to work in clinic with individuals and alongside healthcare providers, colleges, corporate, community and at wellbeing festival events. Experienced working with NHS, neurodiversity, SEN, LGBTQ+, creative arts and faith groups.

Eco green, walking and nature-based therapies can take place outdoors, and indoors within clinical, workshop and festival spaces. Somatic holistic therapies on application. I can provide email reports, recordings and educational worksheets.

My first session

We can initially speak online or through email/text, and then speak on the telephone to discuss requirements and suitability. The prospect of our first session together can for some feel a little overwhelming, or indeed a relief or exciting (hopefully our initial discussion provides some reassurance).

At your pace, we can discuss what you are hoping to get from our sessions, what I can provide, your preferred ways of working (modalities) and the working agreement (days, duration, cancellation policy, cost, confidentiality). If you are happy to proceed, we can then go straight into therapy.

Students and corporate clients: Together we can devise a plan that focusses on required expectations set by your organisation, for example the use of specific modalities, time frames, psychoeducation (and budget).

Therapy can involve talking, art and the use of resources (flash cards, sound, writing and craft materials, nature and symbolism) to understand thoughts, emotions, behaviours and potential. Mindfulness and stress reduction techniques (meditation, body scan, breathwork, sound and movement) can be a welcome supplement at the end of each session, finding new ways to feel in control, relaxed and better.  


What I can help with

ADD / ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Development coaching, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, LGBTQ+ counselling, Menopause, Personal development, Redundancy, Self esteem, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Vegan allied, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Behavioural, Brief therapy, Cognitive, Creative therapy, Eclectic, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Jungian, Person centred, Solution focused brief therapy, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, EAP, Groups, Organisations, Trainees

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Outdoor therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Single session therapy (SST), Telephone therapy, Text therapy, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English