Mandy Hedges

Mandy Hedges offers a warm, person-focused approach to counselling. She creates a friendly professional space where people can talk about worries, feelings and problems. Mandy aims to help people feel better in the here and now by working together to find practical ways forward.

With 15 years of experience she brings steady, down-to-earth support for stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also helps people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy, relationships and self-esteem. Eating and food-related issues and body image are listed among her areas of focus.

Mandy uses Client-Centred Therapy to place the person at the heart of sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and experiment with new ways of coping. Jungian ideas and Solution-Focused Therapy also shape how she helps people uncover meaning and set small, achievable goals.

Her approach is holistic and straightforward. Sessions consider emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of wellbeing. Techniques include talking through thoughts and feelings, noticing patterns, and trying simple practical steps between sessions.

People who choose Mandy can expect calm, non-judgemental support and collaboration on clear goals. If you think this style may suit you, follow the practice booking steps to complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.

How Mandy's approaches translate to online counselling

Mandy combines Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a straightforward way. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building trust so people feel understood and able to talk about what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at unhelpful thinking and practical steps to change patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood and eating concerns.

Choosing an approach is part of the work. Mandy will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods feel most useful. That collaborative process helps shape the focus and pace of sessions rather than prescribing a single route from the outset.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to use practical homework between sessions, such as thought records or small behavioural experiments, so therapy can link closely to everyday life.