Polly Amies, BACP

Polly Amies is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with a BACP credential. She has worked in her own independent practice as a Humanistic counsellor for three years, and has supported people in therapeutic settings over a longer period. Polly talks plainly and warmly, and she aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable for anyone who is nervous about starting.

Her style is caring and adaptable. She treats people as experts in their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on what matters to the client, using practical conversation and reflection rather than technical jargon.

Polly has helped people with stress and anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties and trauma and abuse. She also supports those dealing with neurodiversity, eating and sleeping concerns, addiction and intimacy-related issues. Other areas she has worked with include career worries, self-esteem, anger, and coping with life changes.

She also lists additional focus areas such as ageing and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family issues, body image, chronic illness and disability, caregiver stress, and questions around kink and alternative sex culture. Polly names compassion fatigue, ADHD and bereavement among topics she can address.

In sessions Polly draws on client-centred approaches alongside cognitive behavioural and mindfulness ideas. She aims to tailor the way she works to each person, blending techniques to fit the issue at hand. The emphasis is on clear, kind conversation and practical steps that can be used between meetings.

How her approaches adapt to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the client's perspective at the heart of the work, focusing on listening, empathy and supporting each person to find their own solutions; it is helpful for building confidence and exploring relationships and self-worth. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises and short-term strategies to ease anxiety, low mood and unhelpful routines. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve day-to-day coping for worries and difficult emotions.

Choosing the right way of working is part of the process. Polly will work with each person to identify goals and preferences and then suggest approaches that fit those aims. That collaborative conversation helps decide whether to emphasise listening and exploration, practical CBT tools, mindfulness skills or a mix of methods.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Many people find online counselling helps fit therapy into busy lives because it can reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins around work or caregiving, and make it easier to attend from different locations. Registered or accredited professionals can still use these approaches effectively over distance, adapting exercises and home practices so they work outside the therapy hour.