Mandy Clarkson, BACP

Mandy Clarkson is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges and low self-esteem. She supports those coping with life changes, relationship difficulties, trauma and grief. Mandy also works with issues like sleep and eating concerns, career stress and ADHD. She brings a calm, approachable manner to sessions and aims to make early steps feel less daunting.

Mandy trained in Person-Centred therapy, which puts the person's perspective at the heart of the work. Over six years she has moved to an integrative way of working, drawing on different ideas to suit each person’s needs. That might mean looking at thoughts and everyday habits with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques, using mindfulness to steady emotion, or taking a psychodynamic view to understand repeated patterns.

In sessions she focuses on building a trusting, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters to them. She aims to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts, try small experiments and practise new responses between sessions. Therapy is described simply and directly so people know what to expect during appointments.

Mandy holds BACP as a professional credential and practises in the United Kingdom. Her background includes supporting adults with a wide range of concerns across different life stages. She draws on personal life experience as well as professional practice to inform her approach.

People who choose to work with Mandy typically want practical help and clearer thinking around daily habits and feelings. She encourages collaboration on goals and adjusts methods to fit each person’s pace and preferences.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Mandy uses an integrative approach grounded in Person-Centred ideas and commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness techniques. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating a non-judgemental space so people can talk through their concerns and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at thoughts and everyday habits, helping people try new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to manage stress and strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mandy will work with each person to agree goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That might mean mixing short practical exercises with reflective discussion and mindfulness practice over several sessions.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping momentum between appointments. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule appointments, have shorter check-ins when needed, or use audio-only sessions when less bandwidth is helpful. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tasks, worksheets and mindfulness exercises to the online setting so clients can practise new habits in everyday life.