These are the words of clients who have worked with me. Their experiences reflect the range of issues I support people through.
"After a professional crisis my self esteem was low. I was confused, depressed and angry. Amanda helped me understand and move forward with confidence. Amanda is perceptive and is able to get straight to the heart of the matter, while all the time remaining affirming and non-judgemental. I strongly recommend her."
"It requires a particular set of skills to empower people to talk freely about their problems, drawing out not only the key difficulties but also underlying issues which may not have been apparent. I felt safe in the knowledge that our discussions were confidential and emotionally secure in the empathetic environment which Amanda provided, free to discuss concerns which otherwise might have remained buried, without anxiety or fear."
"I met Amanda at a time when I felt isolated and in need of new strategies to deal with work-related problems. Amanda used humour, compassion and honesty to help me and I always left our sessions feeling optimistic and uplifted. What I gained was invaluable and I will always be grateful for her wisdom and belief that I was worth more than the chaos I was living through."
"In my new role as Chief Executive, having the protected space and time to talk through the problems and issues and their effect on me, has been invaluable. Amanda has the skills, insight and experience to support the person and the business so each can benefit."
"I cannot recommend Amanda highly enough for the heartfelt difference she made, and continues to make, to my life."
"Amanda has remarkable integrity, professionalism and commitment, plus, she really “gets” me."
"My therapy with Amanda Falkson was enormously helpful, keeping me grounded and positive in a very tough situation."
"Amanda is a great excavator of people's own power to change their lives, so staying “stuck” is not an option with her. And, human nature being what it is, sometimes we want to stay in our “stuckness”. That's when the rubber hits the road in therapy sessions with Amanda!"
"I am constantly amazed at the “spin-offs” from having been in therapy. Amanda gave me the tools to care for myself and to define my own life going forward and I have re-discovered strengths and characteristics I'd long forgotten."
"The first time I met Amanda I knew she was a lovely person, I could tell by how she talked to me and how she listened and, as time went on, I looked forward to seeing her. It was extremely important for me, after the death of my daughter, to talk to someone who I knew understood the way I felt and who cared and understood. It made me feel less frightened and alone, knowing she was in my corner. Whatever I said and however many tears I cried, she was there for me. I've been helped so much by this experience."
"I feel that while Amanda is superbly skilled, and obviously well trained, she has something extra too in that she is acutely intuitive. I don't live in London any longer, but have maintained my sessions with Amanda. I'm only next door in Ireland, but even if I lived on the moon, I'd still have my sessions with her."
"I have so much respect for Amanda's pragmatic, professional and empowering approach — she has armed me with a fantastic repertoire of emotional and practical tools for dealing with so many different issues. A true treasure!"