Amaris Raiana

• Relationship communication
• Sexual wellbeing
• Stress and anxiety

About Amaris

Amaris Raiana helps people make sense of their relationships, intimacy and emotional life through straightforward, non-judgemental counselling. She works with issues such as communication problems, intimacy that feels out of reach, and feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Amaris is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has seven years' experience.

She offers practical conversations about what is happening beneath current difficulties. That can mean looking at how past relationships affect present ones, spotting patterns that keep people stuck, or breaking down overwhelming problems into manageable steps. Sessions focus on clear aims and small, achievable changes rather than abstract tasks.

Amaris has specialist experience in relationship and sexual wellbeing, which includes working with kink, BDSM and alternative sex cultures where this is relevant to the person. She also supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Other areas she covers include family of origin issues, communication and control problems, commitment and codependency, parenting and fatherhood issues, fertility and caregiver stress. She is comfortable discussing adult sexual and intimacy concerns and relationship breakdown such as divorce and separation.

Sessions are conducted in English and take place in the United Kingdom. Amaris uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a direct, down-to-earth style to help people find realistic ways forward. To begin, follow the site steps to match with a counsellor and book a first appointment.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Amaris works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at helping people understand patterns and make practical changes. One approach focuses on exploring attachment and abandonment issues to identify repeating relationship patterns and how they affect current connections. This helps when communication breaks down or intimacy feels hard to reach. Another approach addresses trauma and stress by grounding conversations in present concerns and breaking problems into manageable steps, which can reduce overwhelm and help with sleep, anxiety or concentration.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and they will decide together what methods to try. That collaborative process makes it easier to adapt sessions if something is not helpful.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the specific options when you book. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, avoid travel time and use shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to meet with a registered professional from their local area without changing other daily commitments.

Topics Amaris lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Questions about Amaris

What problems does she work with?

She works with relationship and intimacy issues, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and related concerns.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a direct, down-to-earth way to explore patterns and find practical steps forward.

How much experience does she have?

Amaris has seven years' experience as a counsellor and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Where does she practise?

She practises in the United Kingdom and works with people in English.

Can I have sessions if I live outside the UK?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to people within the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.