Amanda Bouvier, BACP
Practical, narrative-informed counselling for everyday struggles
Details
| Name | Amanda Bouvier |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Amanda
Amanda Bouvier is a counsellor with 15 years' experience working with adults and teenagers. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first contact feel less daunting. Amanda welcomes people who are worried about anxiety, stress, grief or depression and those facing life changes or parenting strain.
Amanda draws on Narrative approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She uses these tools to help people tell their story, notice what matters to them, and try new ways of responding when old patterns cause pain.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and practical, focused on small changes that fit everyday life. Her work also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, relationship worries, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Amanda has supported people living with ADHD and autism spectrum differences, and she listens closely to difficulties with eating, sleeping or low self-esteem.
She also helps those coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, or bereavement including loss of a companion animal. Amanda is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works with clients from diverse backgrounds, including people from the LGBT community.
She offers one-to-one sessions and is used to adapting her approach to each person's situation. The first session is an opportunity to describe what feels difficult and to agree a way forward. Amanda aims to help people understand their patterns and make practical changes that support daily life and relationships.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Grief among the things Amanda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Amanda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Amanda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and action-focused approaches for online counselling
Amanda commonly uses Narrative therapy, which helps people separate themselves from their problems by re-telling and reshaping the stories they carry. This approach can be useful for relationship issues, identity concerns, and patterns that feel stuck.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and focus on values-led action. ACT can support anxiety, low mood and life changes by encouraging small, workable steps. Attachment-Based ideas are used to understand how early connections influence current relationships and emotional reactions, which can be helpful for abandonment or intimacy concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods to try together. The plan can change as progress is made, with the therapist and client deciding what helps most through discussion and review.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you meet face-to-face when that feels important. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can work as a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need support between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and care responsibilities, and to continue work when travel or mobility is difficult.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does she help with?
Amanda works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, trauma and abuse, ADHD, parenting struggles and career or life-stage changes.
What is Amanda's therapeutic style?
She uses Narrative ideas alongside ACT and CBT in a conversational way. Therapy focuses on telling your story, clarifying values, and trying small practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has been working in therapeutic settings since 2010 and brings 15 years of experience supporting adults and teenagers.
What credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Amanda is able to see clients who are located internationally.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Amanda?
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