Amanda Carroll

Here I am the counsellor you are looking for, look no further! 

I won't waste your time nodding and sighing and repeating everything you say back to you. I won't patronise you or magically fix you, but I will definitly help you to achieve your goals in therapy. I will listen, encourage and challenge when needed. I'll help you out of what is making you feel stuck by compasionate and insightful exploration. We will sometimes laugh even through pain and always be real. I am experienced and genuinly empathetic. I have adhd myself and so understand this landscape and can use my  creativity and experience to help you to see a new way forward.

I have additional training and experience in working with trauma.This doesn't mean that I only work with serious issues such as abuse, but it means that I can. It means I can explore with you on any level. I will ensure that your experience in therapy with me will feel safe, relevant and at times even fun. I won't be dry or  intense even if the subject matter is difficult.

The bottom line is I work with people: sensitive, vulnerable, imperfect, brilliant and falible people like myself, and that we all need support as life is tough. 

We can explore what led you be in therapy and what you want for yourself in the future. I will be a trusted confident who is able to work with you, accepting where you are now yet  aware that you are in theraoy because you want to think, feel and possibly behave differently, you want to feel better than you do now. This is possible and I can help. 

Once you get in touch I will arrange an inital chat on the phone or in person where you can tell me a bit about yourself and what your struggles and goals are. It will be informal and informative, free and around 15-30 minuits.