About Me
Amanda Garnett
Green Opal Therapy
she/her
Birmingham
B13 8BB
Counsellor, Psychotherapist
Introduction
As an integrative counsellor, I offer compassionate support for anxiety, low self-esteem, loss, relationship difficulties, trauma, and the lasting impact of difficult early experiences.
Welcome, I'm Amanda. I understand that people come to therapy for all sorts of different reasons; big transitions, repeating painful patterns, or simply feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Maybe you're experiencing difficulties in relationships, or struggling with unsettling anxiety. Perhaps you've been feeling low and you're just not sure why. My role is to offer a confidential, warm, non-judgmental space where we can explore whatever it is that brings you here and help you to make sense of your challenges.
My approach is relational and collaborative, grounded in person-centered, psychodynamic and attachment theories. This means we pay attention to your inner world, relationships, and past experiences, while keeping sight of what you need right now. Above all, I aim to understand your world at your pace, in a space that feels safe and manageable so you can feel seen, heard and understood.
I can work with adults (18+) from all backgrounds within a range of concerns, though the areas I work most often are anxiety, loss, relationship patterns, attachment and developmental and childhood wounds as well as the impact of abuse.
If you’re unsure whether your experience “fits,” you’re still very welcome to reach out. My training and experience means I can work with a variety of themes, and together we can explore what's most relevant to you.
Our counselling sessions would be 50 minutes long, and can take place either face to face or online. These can be on either a weekly or fortnightly basis, and can be short term or open-ended depending on your needs. Face to face sessions are held in calm and confidential spaces in Moseley or Kings Heath in Birmingham, and remote sessions are available over Zoom. Daytime and evening appointments are available.
I work in private practice and for reputable employee assistance programmes, as well as having volunteered for 4 years within a bereavement support charity. I have consistent supervision, and have also regularly attended my own personal therapy, so I understand that finding a therapist and starting can feel daunting.
Rest assured, you don’t need to have everything figured out right now. If you would like to take a next step, we can set up a brief 15-20 minute phone consultation so we can discuss what you're looking for and whether working together feels right for you. I will explain the process, as well as what confidentiality will look like.
You are of course welcome to contact me if right now you are still unsure, or have some further questions it would be helpful for me to answer
If I’m in session and can’t respond immediately, please leave a message and I’ll get back to you. I aim to respond to enquiries within 24 hours.
You can reach me by email:
greenopaltherapy@gmail.com
Or call/text me on 07541 382 536
Training
I am a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy which means I adhere to their guidelines for ethical practice.
I have trained for 5 years total so far to achieve my qualifications, which you can read more about below. I have also volunteered for 4 years within a bereavement support charity. I work within private practice, and for reputable EAPs within the UK.
I complete further training and CPD (continual professional development) on a regular basis, which has included psychotherapy trainings, working with emotional abuse and recovery, working with OCD, trauma workshops and more.
I attend my own personal therapy on a regular basis, as well as working closely with a supervisor for professional support.
Before I worked as a counsellor, I worked within HR and management positions.
Qualifications
Certificate of Proficiency (BACP)
Professional Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice (NCPS) (Level 5)
Attachment Based Psychotherapeutic Counselling Diploma (Level 5, currently studying CPCAB)
Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory (NCPS) (Level 4)
Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills (NCPS) (Level 3)
Bereavement Support Course with Cruse Bereavement Care, where I volunteered for 4 years and undertook further training in Trauma and Suicide Awareness
Certificate in Understanding Childhood Adverse Experiences (South Staffordshire College)
Certification as an Anxiety Treatment Professional - Applied Neuroscience for Treating Anxiety, Panic and Worry (PESI)
I hold further diplomas in Transpersonal Psychology (an approach that focuses on integrating spiritual and existential aspect of human experience into modern therapy) and Inner Child Healing.
I complete further training and CPD (continual professional development) on a regular basis, which has included psychotherapy trainings, working with emotional abuse and recovery, working with OCD, trauma workshops and more.
Membership Bodies
BACP - The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Areas of Expertise
Main Therapeutic Approach
- Behavioural
Other types of Therapy offered
- Behavioural
- Brief therapy
- CBT
- Cognitive
- Existential
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Person centred
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution focused brief therapy
- Transactional analysis
- Transpersonal
Working Preferences
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