Amanda Williamson Counselling

Amanda Williamson Counselling

Psychotherapist in Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QL

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About the Business

If you are looking for a therapist you have taken a courageous first step. Life can be hard for us all at times. I love the work I do; helping people to explore what's troubling them in order to live more fulfilling lives. I work privately from premises just off High Street in the centre of Exeter, Devon, with a wide spectrum of people with many differing presenting issues.

Professional, approachable, open-minded and non-judgmental, I have the utmost respect for my client's individuality and life circumstances. I draw from several reputable theories of practice enabling me to work effectively, progressively and collaboratively with my clients. I'm fortunate enough to be doing this full-time and have a dedicated Exeter practice where I see clients five days a week including two evenings.

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Existential therapy

Existential therapy

My philosophy is underpinned with an existential frame of reference. Many of the issues brought into the therapy room can have, when picked apart, a fundamental struggle with existence at it’s core.

I am greatly influenced by the work of Irvin D Yalom who has written extensively (in fiction as well as non-fiction format) about the therapeutic process. It is Yalom's "...primary clinical assumption...that basic anxiety emerges from a person's endeavours, conscious and unconscious, to cope with the harsh facts of life, the 'givens' of existence."*

He cites the givens thus: "the inevitability of death for each of us and for those we love; the freedom to make our lives as we will; our ultimate aloneness; and, finally, the absence of any obvious meaning or sense to life."

Far from being a negative outlook on the human condition, Yalom goes on to say "However grim these givens may seem, they contain the seeds of wisdom and redemption...it is possible to confront the truths of existence and harness their power in the service of personal change and growth."

Location & Hours

23 Southernhay East

Exeter, EX1 1QL
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