Amy Russell
Supportive counsellor for life changes
About Amy
Amy Russell is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She focuses on practical work that helps people untangle relationship issues, manage anxiety, and rebuild self-esteem. Amy aims to listen without judgement and to treat everyone with respect and compassion.
She helps people facing stress, grief and the strain of life changes. She also supports those dealing with career difficulties, compassion fatigue and questions around identity, including LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns.
Background and approach
Amy offers coaching-style help when clients want clearer direction or motivation. Sessions are tailored to each person. Conversations and plans are adjusted to fit what a person needs right now, whether that means short-term coping strategies or a longer process.
Amy pays attention to how communication patterns, control issues or feelings of shame and guilt affect daily life. She also works with body image, isolation and social anxiety. Practical tools and simple steps are used to build self-love, improve communication and find a clearer sense of purpose.
Amy encourages small changes that add up over time. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She supports people through decisions, difficult emotions and role changes with steady guidance and clear next steps.
What Amy works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Amy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach concentrates on identifying unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and replacing them with more useful alternatives; this helps with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Another approach centres on improving communication and problem solving within relationships, which can reduce conflict and increase connection.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amy will talk through your goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit your situation. The decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers a lot of practical benefits. Video calls let you read facial expressions and body language while remaining at a comfortable location. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, quicker reflections and people who find written communication easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work and family life, and to keep momentum between sessions.
| 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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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 7 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, French
