Amanda Le Tissier, NCPS

Amanda Le Tissier is a counsellor with 25 years of professional experience. She draws on a range of therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. Amanda uses a practical, down-to-earth style to support people through grief, addiction, low self-esteem and relationship issues.

Amanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and also works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas. She combines these approaches to suit the person in front of her, rather than following a single fixed method. That means sessions focus on realistic steps and on what the client wants to change.

Her background includes long-term work with trauma, abuse and bereavement, and she describes how personal experience of loss shaped her decision to become a therapist. Amanda also has a particular interest in ageing and geriatric issues and in the practical pressures that come with caregiving and chronic illness.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward. Amanda encourages people to notice the strengths they already have and to practise small changes between meetings. She explains techniques plainly and helps people build routines that support sleep, coping and mood.

Practical matters such as how sessions run, cost and scheduling are handled through the service sign-up. Prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and then arrange appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Amanda draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as core methods. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and small committed actions. It helps people move towards what matters, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences. Together they will choose which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the plan practical and collaborative.

Session formats listed in the original biography include video, telephone and live chat or messaging. If you want to check which options are currently offered, confirm session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel and let people use sessions during a break at work or from another convenient place.