About Amy
Amy Piddington is an ACA counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She understands how overwhelming everyday life can feel and aims to offer calm, practical support. Her style is warm and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on building coping skills and self-compassion.
She brings prior experience in paediatric clinical nursing to her counselling, which informs how she talks about chronic illness, grief, and the pressures of caring roles.
Background and approach
That background also shapes her approach to workplace stress and compassion fatigue. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person's needs. Amy uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred approaches alongside mindfulness and psychoeducation.
She helps people notice what matters to them, accept difficult feelings, and take small, doable steps towards valued goals. Practical tools and simple exercises are offered between sessions when helpful. Many people seeking her support are dealing with life changes, parenting strain, separation, chronic pain or illness, or the emotional toll of caregiving.
The focus is on real-world strategies for managing overwhelm and building emotional resilience rather than quick fixes. Amy aims to make the first steps straightforward. She listens first, helps set clear goals, and then works with each person to build practical skills.
The pace and direction of work are set by the client.
How ACT and Client-Centred Work Online
Amy draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centred approaches in online sessions. ACT involves noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them and choosing actions that reflect what matters most. This approach can help with anxiety, stress and adjusting to life changes.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and building a trusting therapeutic relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects their experience, and helps people clarify their values and goals. This style suits those who want a supportive, empathetic space to talk things through.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amy will discuss what feels most useful and tailor techniques to each person's needs, goals and preferences. Decisions about pace, focus and tools are made collaboratively during early sessions.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written communication or need ongoing brief support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives and different routines.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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