Amanda Williams

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

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

I have a small number of concessionary times available for people who are unwaged or charitable organisations, and this would be discussed via email depending on availability.

My name is Amanda 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.

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

In this respect, Couples Therapy differs from individuals counselling and is therefore more directive. This is simply to respect both parties and provide opportunity to participate equally and allow you to hear each others needs. 

Whether individual or couples therapy, we will discuss the contract in the first session. this is a mutual agreement   on how we will work together and is to ensure confidentiality and informed consent. 

For Individual Counselling, after an initial enquiry an assessment session is booked to see if therapy is right for you. This would be arranged via email and cost £55 payable in advance.

Individual Counselling sessions last for 50 minutes and are priced at £55 per session payable in advance, with a concessionary rate for block bookings of 6 sessions which are reduced to £50 (£300) payable in advance.

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.