CBT in Gosforth, Newcastle & online UK
Practical CBT for when your mind
won’t switch off
Anxiety, overthinking or the pressure to keep everything together can leave you exhausted. CBT can help you understand what keeps you stuck and find practical ways forward. I offer personalised support for adults and busy professionals in Newcastle and online. I help you to develop practical tools to manage stress, quieten anxious thoughts, and move forward with confidence
I’m Amanda, a BABCP-accredited CBT therapist, HCPC registered Occupational Therapist and EMDR-trained practitioner. I offer a warm and collaborative space for adults, face-to-face in Gosforth and online throughout the UK.
I have almost 20 years of experience across the NHS, corporate settings, and private practice. My approach is rooted in the belief that you don’t have to choose between success and your well-being.
Alongside my work as a therapist, I've held senior clinical and operational leadership roles in demanding healthcare environments. I understand first-hand the pressures of managing competing demands, high expectations and responsibility for others, often while putting your own needs last.
This experience, combined with my clinical expertise, shapes how I work. My approach is collaborative, practical and tailored to you. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, we'll work together to understand what's keeping you stuck, understand your specific pressure points and develop evidence-based strategies to manage pressure, set healthier boundaries, build confidence and ease that inner critic.
You deserve more than just 'coping.' I am here to help you get back to feeling like yourself again.
£90 per 50-minute session
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- ✓ BABCP-accredited CBT therapist
- ✓ Gosforth clinic & online across the UK
- ✓ Evidence-based, practical support
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- BABCP-accredited CBT therapist
- HCPC-registered occupational therapist
- EMDR trained
- Approximately 20 years’ mental health experience
Recognising the pattern
Capable on the outside.
Quietly struggling on the inside.
From the outside, you look like you’re managing: meeting deadlines, supporting others and keeping everything going. But beneath the surface, everyday life may feel very different. Perhaps you recognise some of these patterns.
Anxiety & worry
A constant background hum of worry. Your mind jumps to the worst-case scenario, and even during downtime you feel tense or on edge.
Work stress & burnout
Work follows you home. You’re on the sofa or spending time with family, but mentally you’re still at your desk, struggling to switch off.
Perfectionism
High standards start to feel like a trap. Doing your best never feels enough, and success brings brief relief before the pressure of the next task.
Overthinking & self-doubt
You replay conversations, repeatedly check emails before sending them or agonise over everyday decisions, worried about getting things wrong.
Panic & avoidance
Anxiety starts narrowing your choices. You put off difficult conversations, turn down opportunities or avoid situations because they feel too uncomfortable.
Practical therapy, at your pace
Understand the pattern
Make room for change
These patterns aren’t personal failings. They can develop over time as thoughts, feelings and behaviours reinforce one another. You don’t have to reach breaking point to ask for support.
In CBT, we’ll make sense of what keeps the cycle going and test manageable, practical changes together. That might mean spending less time replaying conversations, setting healthier boundaries or gradually facing situations you’ve been avoiding, so you have more room for the things that matter to you.
Meet your therapist
A friendly approach
Experience you can trust
I’m Amanda Hodgson. My background spans NHS, corporate and private practice settings, including senior clinical leadership.
I have a particular interest in work pressure, perfectionism and anxiety. You are welcome whether your difficulties relate to work, relationships or other parts of life.
What you can expect
Personal, collaborative support
We’ll agree goals that matter to you and review how therapy is helping.
Practical steps between sessions
Opportunities to use what you learn in everyday life.
Clinic or online appointments
The same £90 fee for a 50-minute session in Gosforth or online.
Getting started
One step at a time
01
Choose an assessment
Book online for an appointment in Gosforth or an online session.
02
Talk things through
Use your 50-minute assessment to share what’s difficult and what you hope to change.
03
Leave with a clear next step
Bring together what we’ve discussed and agree a practical way forward.
Prefer a conversation first? A free 15-minute introductory call is also available.
A few questions
you might have
A manageable first step
You don’t have to work it all out alone
Your first appointment is a focused, 50-minute session to help you make sense of what you’re experiencing, identify what may be keeping it going and agree clear next steps towards the changes you want to make.
£90 · 50 minutes · Gosforth or online
What clients have shared
“I have learnt healthy coping mechanisms, and reshaped my unhelpful beliefs. I now have tools I can use throughout my life”
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