About Mandy
Mandy Hedges offers a warm, client-led approach to counselling that aims to make difficult feelings easier to talk about. She holds BACP and NCPS and has 15 years of experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, loss and relationship concerns. Mandy speaks English and practises in the United Kingdom.
Her sessions focus on understanding what matters to each person. Mandy draws on client-centred work to listen without judgement and to help clients set the pace.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and build practical ways to cope day to day. Mandy also brings in elements from Jungian thinking and solution-focused techniques when they suit a client's goals. This means she may explore personal meaning and patterns, then shift quickly to small, realistic steps that make life more manageable.
The mix is adapted to what an individual needs rather than a fixed formula. She has experience supporting people dealing with addictions, trauma, grief, eating and body image issues, gender dysphoria, bipolar mood difficulties and compassion fatigue. She also assists with communication problems, family and relationship stresses, and major life changes such as divorce or illness.
Practical matters are kept simple. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
What Mandy works with
Everything Mandy lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Mandy is listed here; the rest shows what else Mandy works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Mandy lists
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How Mandy’s approaches work online
Mandy commonly uses a client-centred stance and cognitive behavioural techniques. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens carefully, follows the client’s lead, and helps people feel heard as they talk through what matters. Cognitive behavioural work looks at thoughts and behaviours, helping people try simple experiments and new coping skills to reduce anxiety or low mood.She may also draw on Jungian ideas about personal patterns and symbols, or use solution-focused techniques that concentrate on small, practical steps. Deciding which approaches to use is part of the early work together. Mandy will discuss options and try methods that match a person's goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking so you know how meetings are arranged. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around life commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow sessions that focus on exercises, homework and practical coping strategies that transfer into daily routines.
Questions people ask about Mandy
What concerns does Mandy commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, and also addresses addictions, eating and body image issues, gender dysphoria and compassion fatigue.
What style of therapy does she offer?
Mandy blends client-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural techniques and draws on Jungian and solution-focused ideas as needed to meet practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has around 15 years of experience working as a counsellor with a range of emotional, relationship and life-change issues.
What qualifications does she hold and where does she practise?
Mandy is listed with BACP and NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK arrange sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are arranged for people in the UK.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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