Mandy Hedges
Person-focused counsellor using practical therapy methods
About Mandy
Mandy Hedges offers a person-focused approach that centres on the client's experience. She combines practical, evidence-informed methods with a calm, respectful manner. Mandy aims to help people make sense of difficult feelings and find clearer ways to cope.
She has 15 years of experience as a counsellor and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. Mandy pays attention to emotional, physical and spiritual aspects when relevant. Sessions are straightforward and aim to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.
Background and approach
Mandy works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma. She also supports people facing grief, relationship and intimacy-related worries, body image and eating issues, and struggles around self-esteem and identity. Additional areas she focuses on include chronic pain or illness, attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems and forgiveness.
Her approach draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, with influences from Jungian and Solution-Focused ways of working. In practice that means listening first, then trying small, practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. Mandy helps people spot thinking traps and experiment with new responses.
Sessions are offered in English and conducted online in a variety of formats. Prospective clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability. Mandy presents as warm and steady, aiming to make therapy a manageable part of everyday life.
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches for online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the person find their own answers, which can be useful for issues such as low self-esteem, identity and grief.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes. It is practical and often helps with anxiety, depression, stress and coping with difficult routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mandy will discuss what feels most helpful and tailor methods to a person's goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that may blend listening, practical exercises and short experiments between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat and text messaging can suit quick check-ins or moments when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit counselling into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional support.
| 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
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
