About Polly
Polly Amies is a counsellor who practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings a warm, caring manner to sessions and aims to adapt her style to each person. Polly emphasises a collaborative relationship and encourages people to draw on their own strengths when facing hard things.
Polly has four years of professional experience recorded and also describes many years of earlier work supporting adults, young people and their families across different therapeutic settings.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with neurodiversity, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, abuse and grief. She also notes experience supporting people with parenting, addictions, bipolar conditions and a range of other concerns. Her approach combines client-centred listening with practical tools.
Polly uses elements from cognitive behavioural therapy to look at thoughts and actions, and draws on mindfulness techniques to slow things down. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas are used when people want short-term, goal-oriented work. Sessions are described as warm and dynamic, tailored to what each person needs.
Polly stresses that clients are the experts on their own lives and that therapy is a joint process. The profile notes that international clients may be accepted and that sessions are offered in English. Starting therapy involves a matching process.
Prospective clients are asked to use the site Start Therapy button, complete a short questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.
What Polly works with
Everything Polly lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Polly is listed here; the rest shows what else Polly works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Polly lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Polly's approaches fit with online therapy
Polly blends client-centred listening with practical, skills-based methods. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on giving people a respectful, non-judgemental space to tell their story and make choices. This approach helps when someone needs time to feel heard and to make sense of difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers concrete steps to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and many everyday struggles. Mindfulness-based work encourages simple attention exercises and grounding techniques to reduce reactivity and support calmer thinking.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Polly will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and use that conversation to decide which methods to emphasise. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
If you are thinking about online sessions, check which formats Polly currently offers before booking. Confirming format options will tell you whether a particular set-up suits your routine. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can also adapt techniques like CBT worksheets or mindfulness exercises so they work well in remote sessions.
Questions people ask about Polly
What kinds of problems does Polly help with?
Polly works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma among many other concerns. The profile also lists relationship issues, addictions, parenting and neurodiversity related support.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a warm, dynamic and adaptable approach that emphasises listening and collaboration. Practical tools are combined with reflective, client-centred work.
What is her professional background?
The profile records four years of professional experience and earlier roles supporting adults, young people and families in various therapeutic settings.
Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?
Polly is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and the profile indicates international clients may be accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify exact session formats, so check current session options before booking to confirm which formats are offered.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and the counsellor's availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Polly?
Use the Start Therapy button on the site, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.
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