Amanda Blok, BACP

Amanda Blok draws on a client-centred approach to offer calm, attentive counselling for people facing stress, anxiety and relationship strains. She is Amanda Blok, BACP, and she aims to make the room a place where clients can speak openly and be heard. Her style is straightforward and warm, with a focus on what the person needs here and now.

With 15 years of experience in the United Kingdom, she has worked with people dealing with family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, and mood difficulties. She also supports those coping with career stress, life changes, eating concerns and bipolar mood disorders. Amanda pays attention to cultural and identity issues, and to challenges linked to ADHD and LGBT matters.

Her sessions are built around listening first and then helping clients find their own solutions. Conversations tend to focus on understanding feelings, spotting unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that can make daily life easier. She encourages honesty and practical steps rather than complicated jargon.

Amanda also helps with themes like abandonment, attachment difficulty, caregiver stress and communication problems. Practical topics such as money worries, work-life balance and life purpose are included when they matter to the person in front of her.

People who choose Amanda can expect a collaborative process. The aim is to work at a pace that feels manageable and to build skills that carry into everyday life.

How a client-centred approach works for online therapy

A client-centred approach puts the person's experience at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens carefully, reflects what is said and encourages the client to lead the pace and topics. This method suits people who want space to make sense of feelings and try new ways of coping.

Because Amanda focuses on listening and supporting the client's agenda, online work can simply continue that same process. The therapist and client will check in together about what is helpful, adapt the work to current needs, and decide how to try practical steps between sessions. Finding the right approach is a shared task and will be shaped by the client's goals and preferences.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep continuity of care when they are living overseas or travelling, while the therapist and client agree the most suitable way to meet.