Mandy Clarkson

Mandy Clarkson is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anger and anxiety. She supports individuals dealing with relationship strains, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, low self-esteem and life changes. Mandy also works with clients facing issues around eating, sleeping, career worries and ADHD. She uses a calm, relaxed manner to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings. She trained in Person-Centred therapy and now practises in an integrative way. That means she blends techniques from different approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions often focus on understanding patterns, building coping skills and setting small, practical goals that fit everyday life. Mandy draws on her own lived experience alongside six years of professional practice to relate to clients and offer steady support. In the room she aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can speak freely. Conversations can cover family of origin issues, abandonment, intimacy concerns and communication problems. She also supports those coping with bereavement, domestic violence aftermath and major life transitions. Her work includes elements of cognitive approaches, mindfulness and solution-focused ideas when these suit the client. Mandy explains techniques simply and checks in regularly to make sure they feel helpful. The emphasis is on practical steps and growing self-awareness rather than jargon. Mandy holds BACP accreditation, which is recorded as BACP. She is based in the United Kingdom and works in English. If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred work focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says. It helps people feel heard and to make sense of their feelings before deciding what to try next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and teaches practical skills to reduce stress, anxiety and anger. It often uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and teaches ways to settle the body and mind, which can help with sleep, overwhelm and emotional reactivity. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mandy will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they decide which techniques to use. That planning can change as progress is made, so sessions often mix different methods if that fits better. Please confirm the current online session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, for example by removing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. It also lets people continue support through transitions and can make regular practice of techniques more manageable between sessions.