Amanda Wiggs, AASW

Amanda Wiggs is a mental health social worker with 15 years' experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and major life changes. She offers a calm, compassionate space for people who feel overwhelmed, exhausted or disconnected and want practical ways to feel steadier day to day.

Amanda listens first and helps people make sense of what they are facing. She works collaboratively to identify patterns that cause ongoing distress and to build skills that reduce symptoms and improve coping. Sessions focus on what feels manageable and useful for each person.

Her background includes long-term work with anxiety, depression, grief, burnout and trauma from childhood or family violence. She also supports people dealing with caregiving strain, chronic illness, attachment wounds, and issues often experienced by first responders and veterans. Amanda pays attention to the nervous system and emotional safety in the room.

She draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to match the approach to the person's needs. Therapy may include gentle body-based strategies, mindfulness, acceptance and behaviour-focused methods, and parts-based work to help with difficult memories and strong emotions.

Amanda aims to move at a pace that feels safe, while celebrating small changes and building resilience. She helps people find more balance, clearer sense of self, and practical ways to manage daily stressors. If you're ready to take a step, she supports a straightforward way to begin.

Approaches that help with trauma, anxiety and change

Amanda uses a few evidence-based techniques adapted to each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and focus on values-based action rather than getting stuck in struggle. It can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions.

Parts-based work and Internal Family Systems-informed methods assist people to understand different inner parts that hold emotions or memories. This can be useful for managing shame, attachment wounds and complex responses after trauma.

She also incorporates somatic and nervous-system-informed strategies to reduce bodily arousal and improve regulation when stress feels overwhelming. These practices aim to make emotional reactions easier to manage in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, comfort and pace. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods as progress unfolds.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the current session formats before booking. The advantages of online work include fitting sessions around family or work commitments, making it easier to attend from different locations, and having options that suit quieter or lower-bandwidth setups. Together you can decide how to make therapy practical and sustainable within your life.