About Amy
Amy Skarratts is a BACP counsellor who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She also supports people facing addictions, relationship strain, family conflict and depression. She frames change as possible and straightforward, and she aims to make the first step feel less daunting.
Amy believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to therapy. She listens without judgment and focuses on what the client wants to change. Sessions are practical and aim to build simple, usable skills for day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Her approach combines client-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural techniques. That means conversations start with the client’s priorities, and then explore patterns of thought and behaviour that can be adjusted. Sessions often include short, practical exercises to try between meetings.
With nine years of experience in the United Kingdom, Amy draws on real-world ways to reduce stress and ease anxiety. She helps people break down problems into small, clear steps so progress feels achievable. The goal is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
Amy works with people at different stages of difficulty, from early worry to longer-term struggle. She encourages honest, open talk and offers straightforward coping tools. The overall aim is to help people feel more able to manage emotions and make choices that fit their life.
How client-centred and CBT approaches work online
Amy uses client-centred counselling to begin. This approach focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the individual. It helps people feel heard and decide which changes matter most to them.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions, and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, stress and mood concerns and often includes exercises to try between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that suit the person. Progress is reviewed and approaches can be adapted if they are not helping.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller exchange is useful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers no video. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, shorter sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caring duties or busy days while keeping therapy accessible across locations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Depression
- Family conflicts
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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