Amanda Romano Gutierres
Experienced UK counsellor for anxiety and trauma
About Amanda
Amanda Romano Gutierres is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 15 years of professional experience and a BACP registration. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and those coping with depression, trauma or abuse. Amanda also supports clients wanting to build self-esteem and confidence.
She will personalise conversations and the plan of work to fit each person's situation. Amanda aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit what each person can manage. She uses straightforward conversation to help people make sense of difficult feelings and to find small, practical steps forward. Her additional focus areas include attachment issues, forgiveness, narcissism, post-traumatic stress and self-love.
Amanda listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try new ways of responding. She breaks down worries into manageable problems and works with each person to test changes in real life. People often come with an immediate problem or a longer-term struggle, and Amanda adapts her approach accordingly.
She aims for clarity about goals and measurable progress. That way the work stays grounded and purposeful rather than vague. If someone prefers Portuguese, Amanda can work in that language as well as English.
To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions according to her availability.
What Amanda works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches work online
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding problems and changing unhelpful patterns. One common approach helps people process past distress by naming what happened, recognising its impact and learning ways to respond differently in the present; this can help with trauma-related symptoms and overwhelming memories. Another approach concentrates on building self-worth and day-to-day coping - it encourages small, achievable steps to challenge anxious thoughts and increase confidence in everyday situations.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process and happens collaboratively. Amanda will talk through options, try methods that suit the goals and check in regularly to see what is helping. The work is adapted if a different style or focus would better meet changing needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving practical flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or work better when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat or messaging can suit brief reflections, day-to-day support or people who prefer writing over speaking. These choices make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and busy schedules.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Also listed
- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
