Mandy Hedges

Mandy Hedges is a counsellor with 15 years' experience who offers a warm, professional space to talk things through. She greets people with an open, non-judgemental approach and aims to help improve how clients are feeling now.

Mandy works in a holistic way, attending to physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of wellbeing. She listens to what matters to each person and shapes sessions around those priorities. Her practice often focuses on stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and she also supports people facing addiction, trauma and relationship strain including divorce and separation.

Her methods draw on several therapy styles. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. Client-centred therapy means the person sets the pace and direction of the work. She also uses elements of mindfulness and ideas from Jungian and solution-focused therapies when they fit the client’s needs.

Mandy aims for practical steps as well as emotional understanding. That can mean identifying patterns that keep someone stuck, practising new ways of responding, or setting short-term goals to test out change. She explains techniques clearly and checks in about what is and isn’t helpful.

People are invited to be honest about what they want from counselling. If you think you might benefit from talking things through, Mandy asks that you use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

How Mandy’s approaches translate to online counselling

Mandy uses client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in her work. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening carefully and letting the client lead discussions, which helps shape sessions to personal priorities. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, low mood or unhelpful habits.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Mandy will talk with each person about their goals and what they feel comfortable trying, and then suggest ways to blend approaches so the work fits their life. This collaborative planning means the method can change as needs evolve.

If you are considering online counselling, please confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around day-to-day life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue weekly work during busy periods. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, thought records and goal-setting tasks to an online setting so practical work continues between sessions.