Mandy Cross, BACP
Mandy Cross is a counsellor with 11 years of experience who offers straightforward, person-focused support for difficult life moments.
About Mandy
Mandy Cross is a counsellor with 11 years of experience who offers straightforward, person-focused support for difficult life moments. She works from a client-centred base and blends practical tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship concerns. Mandy aims to create a calm space where people can talk openly and be listened to without judgement.
She uses elements of cognitive behavioural approaches to help people spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with overwhelming feelings and to build everyday coping skills. Solution-focused ideas are used when people want short-term, clear goals and steps to move forward. Mandy has worked with a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, and career stress.
She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, bereavement and intimacy-related concerns. Her background includes long-term work with complex emotional problems and practical life changes. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and preferences.
Conversations are warm, interactive and respectful. Mandy avoids stigma and keeps the focus on what will help you improve day-to-day functioning and emotional wellbeing. She offers sessions in English across the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. To begin, people follow the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 51085 | July 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mandy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Ways of working Mandy names
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Mandy’s Approaches Work Online
Mandy combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural and mindfulness-based ideas to help people make practical changes. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience so you feel heard and accepted; this helps build trust and decide what you want from counselling. Cognitive behavioural techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing exercises that calm intense emotions and improve daily coping skills.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mandy will talk with you about your needs, goals and preferences and adapt methods as therapy progresses. Together you set short-term goals and decide which techniques feel most useful, reviewing progress along the way.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you meet face to face when a fuller conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing helps you organise thoughts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work across different settings.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Mandy commonly help with?
Mandy supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem issues. She also works with addictions, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems and career stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is warm and interactive with a focus on respectful, non-stigmatising conversation. Sessions combine listening with practical strategies to help manage feelings and daily difficulties.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and life issues, including complex and long-term problems.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently taking international clients. People based in the United Kingdom can access her services.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone appointments, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mandy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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