Amanda Williams

My working hours are between 9am and 5pm Tuesday to Friday subject to availability. 

I provide Face to Face Qualified Individual Adults counselling  and  Couples Therapy for  Swansea and the  surrounding  areas. 

This is from a  private, relaxing and comfortable room on first floor of Cherry tree House. This has a separate entrance, toilet facilities, and there is ample parking and a bus stop right outside.

Counselling is also accessible Online and over the Phone for  convenience, and  those further afield. This might also be helpful for people  with disabilities or mobility issues as there are stairs. 

As a Trauma Informed Accredited Counsellor, I provide Counselling for Student Counsellors at a reduced rate. Price on enquiry. 

My name is Amanda (Mandy) Williams MBACP (Accred), providing Counselling for Individual Adults and Couples.

I am a fully qualified  Humanistic Counsellor with extensive experience of working within the field of childhood and adult sexual violence and trauma. This extends to domestic abuse, coersive, controlling  and unhealthy  relationships, loss and bereavement and other traumatic experiences. 

Childhood and adult traumas affect the self-esteem and self-confidence, and can lead to lifelong effects as people struggle to cope alone .This can result in many negative effects, including feelings of social anxiety, depression and addictions to name just a few, and all of which can affect our relationships with others. 

Each session is guided by your individual needs  using a trauma informed approach, I work safely and ethically  and we collaborate on the challenges together.

The important thing for you to know, is that therapy is a safe environment, where thoughts and feelings can be explored safely and without judgement.

Humanistic Counselling is a therapeutic approach that believes we all naturally want to grow and change. However sometimes circumstance or events hinder that process. We can  work together to remove blocks to  your growth by discovering new ways of perceiving challenges, and begin  to move forwards.

With advanced training in Couples Therapy, I hold the space for you to reflect and consider your individual and joint needs within the relationship.  

Couples Therapy differs from Individuals counselling, and is a slightly more directive approach. This is simply to respect both parties and provide the opportunity to participate equally. 

Following your initial enquiry, I will contact  you to arrange a 20 minute phone call . Here I will explain a few things about the process, answer any questions you have. and we can   arrange our first session together.  There is no charge for this and you are under no obligation to book a session.  

Whether Individual or Couples therapy, we will discuss the contract in this first contact which is mutual agreement   on how we will work together and is to ensure confidentiality and informed consent. 

Individual Counselling sessions last for 50 minutes and are priced at £55 per session payable in advance. with a concessionary rate f There is a concessionary rate of £50 (£300) payable in advance for Six sessions. 

The first joint session of Couples counselling  is £80 for 60 minutes, and payable in advance. This will be Online where we discuss our  contract, assess your goals  and whether Face   to Face or online Counselling is preferable.  

For the second session I see both parties separately.  This is to allow me to get to know you as individuals, although no secrets are held by myself. This is  £55 for 50 mins, before resuming couples therapy in session three.