About

Hi, I’m Amanda Lampard-Drew

I am a Senior Accredited Therapist and for the past 17+ years I have used my therapeutic and counselling expertise to help, guide and support others towards more meaning and fulfilment in their lives.

I am fortunate to live within the five valleys of the beautiful town Stroud in Gloucestershire, with my partner, brilliant neurodivergent teenager and Cavapoo Sonny.

What qualifies me to really help?  

I worked for over a decade in a university counselling service supporting a diverse range of students which included neurodivergence and LGBTQAI+. I worked with students struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, depression, self-harm, relationship breakdown, sexual assault and trauma.

I delivered psycho-educational courses and saw patients within the NHS talking therapies service for CBT.

I currently see clients in private practice, through employee assistance and private health insurance online and in central Stroud. These include workplace stress, bullying, bereavement and burnout.

I am skilled at working within a brief therapy model often 6-8 sessions. I utilise my many hundreds of hours of training to introduce and empower clients towards life enhancing evidence-based tools and strategies.

I continue to be amazed by the transformations I see in clients – when we are truly seen, and feel held within safe, non-judgmental spaces, and when we are given the right tools, we can make huge leaps towards more rewarding lives.

Alongside my professional accreditations and qualifications, I know from my own experience what it’s like to feel stuck, hopeless, and trapped in worry and panic loops, to feel overwhelmed and out of control.

In my twenties, I struggled with anxiety, low self-worth and depression – with support and psychological therapy I was able to, first stop self-medicating with alcohol (I have been abstinent for 20+ years), and then begin to heal.

In my thirties, after years of debilitating chronic back pain,  I discovered the strong emerging evidence-base on how stress and psychological factors can often play a significant role in chronic pain conditions.

So as well as talk therapy, I encourage clients to also consider where they may be holding psychological distress in their bodies, to enable a more effective processing of suffering and distress.

By coming through my difficulties, and experiencing my own therapeutic journey, I am able to bring deeper empathy and effectiveness to the work I do with others. I have been able to create a meaningful and fulfilling life for myself, and I want that for you too—because no matter how impossible it feels right now, change is possible and you don’t have to face it alone.

If you would like to know more or arrange for an initial chat please do get in touch.