Polly Amies

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT and mindfulness
• Grief and trauma

About Polly

Polly Amies works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and grief using a humanistic, client-centred style. She is registered with the BACP, and has four years of contemporary practice experience in the UK.

Polly draws on a long history of supporting adults and young people in many settings across her career. She listens for each person’s goals and focuses on small, practical steps that can be taken between sessions. Sessions include talking through feelings, identifying patterns, and trying out new ways of coping.

Her work covers a wide range of issues including neurodiversity, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, sleep and eating problems, parenting stress, career pressures and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing chronic illness, cancer, caregiver burden, and the stresses of ageing. Polly can assist with communication and commitment issues, blended-family concerns, and the impact of domestic violence.

Polly uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness alongside solution-focused methods and motivational interviewing. That means she may use structured exercises to spot thinking patterns, guided attention practices to reduce reactivity, and brief goal-focused conversations to chart progress. The emphasis is on practical work that connects to daily life.

Polly welcomes conversations about how therapy might help and what to expect in sessions. She works in English and can see people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches fit into online counselling

Polly combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness in straightforward ways. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person, helping them set the pace and priorities. Cognitive behavioural therapy involves noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes to see what helps. Mindfulness work teaches simple attention exercises that can reduce reactivity and improve sleep or stress management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative part of the work. Polly will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before to decide which methods to try. She adapts sessions as progress is reviewed so the approach fits the person rather than the other way around.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, because the biography does not list specific options. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut out travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets between meetings so practical skills transfer into daily routines.

Topics Polly lists

• Stress and 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 and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Polly

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She supports people with stress and anxiety using practical techniques and conversation.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Polly uses a humanistic, client-centred approach alongside cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques.

What experience does she have?

She has four years of contemporary practice experience in the UK and a long career supporting adults and young people across different settings.

Where is she based and registered?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How much do sessions cost?

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