Therapy that goes somewhere
You might understand exactly why you feel the way you do and you might have talked about it at length – yet still something hasn’t shifted.
That’s not a failure of insight. Understanding something and being able to change it are often two very different things.
I’m Amanda Greenlees, a psychotherapist and qualified coach specialising in trauma, relationships, and the patterns that keep us stuck. I work online with individuals and couples who are ready to do something more than talk.
What makes this different
Most of us know what we want to change. The harder question is why we can’t – and that’s rarely answered by insight alone.
I work with your whole experience: not just your thoughts and story but also what is happening in your body, your nervous system, and the ways you relate to yourself and others. I also work specifically with couples to explore patterns, communication, and connection. This is active, engaged therapy. I won’t just listen and nod. I’ll work with you closely, curiously, and with real skill to help you understand what’s happening and begin to shift it.
What we might work on
Many of my clients come to me with one or more of the following:
- Trauma and its aftermath – including complex or developmental trauma that therapy hasn’t quite touched before
- Relationships – ith others, with yourself, and with your partner; the patterns that repeat, the closeness that feels unsafe, the self-criticism that won’t quieten. I also support couples to explore patterns, communication, and how you relate to each other.
- Eating and the body – disordered relationships with food, body image, and self-worth
- A sense that something needs to change – even if you can’t quite name what
How I work
Understanding the ways you think, feel, and act is a starting point, but it’s rarely enough on its own. Most people I work with already have a lot of insight. What they’re missing is the bridge between what they know in their head and what they actually feel and do.
We will look at the ways you think, feel, and act — the habits, reactions, and ways you relate to yourself and others — and notice how these show up in your body and respond to your thoughts. Paying attention to both your mind and body helps you experience and work with these patterns more fully, which often leads to deeper, more lasting change than focusing on thoughts alone.
We all have patterns – ways of thinking, reacting, and relating to ourselves and others – that show up in how we feel and respond physically, like tightness when we’re anxious or the urge to withdraw when someone feels confrontational. In therapy, we pay attention to all aspects because noticing how thoughts and these reactions interact helps you work with habits and patterns more fully and create meaningful, lasting change.
I draw on EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Hakomi, approaches that work with your physical responses alongside the thinking mind, not instead of it. This helps experiences be explored and worked with together, often leading to changes that thinking alone can’t create.
All of this happens online. You don’t need to be in a therapy room. We can notice and work with your physical sensations, reactions, and experiences wherever you are, which many clients find actually supports this kind of work.
I am an accredited member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and a registered EMDR practitioner.
Ready to find out more?
If this sounds like the kind of work you’re looking for, the first step is a consultation session. No obligation, just a chance to see if working together feels right.