Amy Chapman

Face-to-face sessions available in Abbotskerswell on Mondays and Thursdays between 09:15-18:45.

Online sessions available between 09:15-15:15 (weekdays) 

Do you struggle with a loss of your sense of self that is affecting your day-to-day life, sense of purpose or relationships? Are you feeling overwhelmed, over-burdened and easily triggered by stresses? Do you feel lost, stuck or trapped somehow in your current life? Do you find it hard to define who you are right now and feel it is hard to know what to say yes or no to?

Just like the phases of the moon, we all go though periods in our life that can feel dark. My role is to help you feel seen, heard and understood so that you can shine a light on your true self and find your inner-compass. Together we'll uncover whatever beliefs or unresolved issues are holding you back and, by using tools of self-regulation, self-acceptance and self-compassion, we'll rediscover your whole self.

I work intuitively to tailor sessions to your unique needs, incorporating your connection to yourself and your environment, looking at the cycles and patterns present in your life and bringing an awareness to the choices and changes which could be made.I work by initially building a trusting relationship by giving you the chance to tell your story, later offering creative ways for us to explore together what may be holding you back or making you feel 'stuck' or 'broken'.

I will always look to you to guide the work, starting with how often we will work together, establishing your goals for therapy and how many sessions we will agree to work to.

I have experience of working with adults, young adults and speakers of other languages.

I offer a free introductory call (online or via telephone) so that you can find out if I might be the right counsellor for you.

I work face-to-face on Mondays & Thursdays in Abbotskerswell from a cozy, relaxed, fully-equipped counselling room which is part of 'The Mulberry Rooms' wellness centre. We will have access to resources and materials to help us to explore and reflect on what is going on in both your inner and outer worlds (such as through using sandtray, creative resources, therapeutic imagery, games etc.)

For online sessions (offered throughout the week), we will work not only through dialogue, but I can also draw on creative tools to help us to explore and understand all of the issues you are facing.

For sessions in nature, we are able to connect to the local environment in Devon (beaches, moors and woodland) in order to feel a connection to the cycles and seasons which are all around us.

Whatever mode of therapy you choose, we will build our foundations through forming a trusting relationship in which you feel safe. We will draw on your own resources (through breath-work, mindfulness, visualisations) to help you to connect to your 'true wise self' and we will offer curiosity and compassion to understand whatever you feel is getting in your way.

I offer a free introductory session (online or via telephone) in which you can find out if I am the right counsellor for you. We can use it as an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have, and briefly talk through the reasons why you are seeking counselling.

In our first session, we will talk through the contract we are making together - to provide the container for the work - and we will work collaboratively to understand what is going on for you currently, what is holding you back, what issues in the past you feel may have 'shaped' you, along with what you currently turn to in order to feel comfort and support.

We will establish some goals for the therapy - along with how we will measure when they may or may not have been achieved. We will also agree to whether you want the therapy to be time-limited or long-term, and we will talk through the frequency you would like the sessions to occur.

Sessions are arranged on a 'session-by-session' basis, so you are in control of how long we will work together. We will also establish whether you want to access activities and resources to work on independently between sessions - and whether your preference is for audio, visual, written or reading materials.