About Amy
Amy Cumber is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and bipolar mood challenges. She supports clients through life changes, relationship concerns, grief, trauma and a range of other issues including ADHD, addiction and LGBT-related matters. Amy works in a collaborative way and treats each person as the expert on their own life.
She aims to help people spot strengths they already have and use those strengths to make change.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to suit the individual and she balances a warm, supportive style with gentle challenge. Feedback from the client guides how she works and goals are agreed together. Amy draws on a range of approaches to suit different needs.
She uses client-centred methods to build trust, cognitive behavioural ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and mindfulness techniques to manage stress and mood. She also uses psychodynamic and solution-focused elements when they fit the situation. Her background includes five years of professional practice and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
That affiliation is noted as part of her professional identity. Sessions are arranged through an online matching process; prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability. Amy works in English and does not accept international clients at this time.
What Amy works with
Everything Amy lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Amy is listed here; the rest shows what else Amy works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amy lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Amy's approaches translate to online work
Amy commonly combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. Client-centred therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience and building a trusting relationship so they can set their own goals. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and manage mood.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through the options with each person, consider their goals and preferences, and try methods that feel useful. Plans are adjusted over time based on what the client finds helpful.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule appointments around work, caregiving or daily routines, and can reduce travel time. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed and sessions that do not require being on camera if that suits the client better. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, can use these methods to help people bring therapeutic work into everyday life.
Questions people ask about Amy
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Amy supports people managing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, bipolar and depression, plus relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, eating and sleeping concerns, ADHD and addiction.
What is her approach to therapy?
She works collaboratively, combining client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practice to address thoughts, feelings and day-to-day coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The therapist has five years of professional practice working with a broad range of concerns and presentations.
What professional credentials are held?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated BACP, as stated in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions organised and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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