Light of Mind Practitioner - Integrative Psychotherapist. MANTRA therapist. EMDR therapist.
Light of Mind practitioner Amy and Mary met through their work in NHS eating disorder services. Mary ‘spotted’ Amy’s energy across a crowded room, and they connected over shared values and philosophies. Mary felt drawn to Amy’s warmth, compassion, obvious skill and open heart and asked her to join the Light of Mind service. Amy has a gentle yet powerful way of describing what it takes to guide her clients to their own personal discovery of the light of their mind. Mary is thrilled that Light of Mind is able to connect clients to Amy’s warmth, care and experience.
In her therapy sessions Amy uses;
- Cognitive Behavioural Theory (CBT)
- Attachment Theory
- Person Centred Theory (PCT)
- The natural world
The practice of integrative psychotherapy means to draw on a range of psychological theories to guide therapy in a way that honours the uniqueness of each human being. In sessions with Amy, she will hold a space for you to find safety in the vulnerability of exploring your inner world. The aim of sessions is to help you find your own answers and unique way forwards in an increasingly complex world. She believes that therapy should be a collaborative process that builds a trusting relationship between therapist and client.
Amy also draws on nature and spirituality as she has personally found wisdom and clarity often lies in exploring these realms. She believes that we can look to nature for inspiration on ways to adapt and maintain our wellbeing. She understands how nature can give us concrete and tangible ways to understand our feelings, sensations and thoughts – those things that are often hard to communicate with words alone!
Amy has worked in private and public various sectors such as; The Priory, domestic abuse services, learning disability services and as a specialist counsellor for amputees in an NHS specialist ability centre.
She currently spends part of her week in Cheshire and Wirral NHS trust, as Clinical Lead of a community Eating Disorder service. In this role she works as both a therapist, and seeks out opportunities to improve treatment approaches to eating disorders within the NHS.
She is a:
- BACP accredited Psychotherapist
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E)
- Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders (CFT-E)
- EMDR Therapist
- MANTRA Therapist
- Nature Therapist
Your season shift therapy session with Amy can take place outdoors as a therapeutic walk in the peak district, a face to face session at The Yoga Den in Buxton or you can work remotely.
Amy lives in the beautiful Peak District with her partner and two rescue hairless cats, Arla and Albert! She enjoys all things outdoors and is particularly passionate about supporting people to tread the muddy waters (often literally) of having a passion for sports, and disordered eating/exercise. She feels particularly aligned with the values of reconnecting with our innate ability to heal, that Light of Mind promotes. She wants to help her clients find and trust their inner compass.
