Amali Hapugoda , BACP

Amali Hapugoda offers a warm, non-judgmental space where people can explore feelings of anxiety, vulnerability, or a sense that life lacks fulfilment. Working in private practice, she meets each person as an individual and tailors support to the specific history and concerns they bring, regardless of background. Her integrative method draws on a variety of theory and evidence-based techniques so the therapeutic programme can be adapted as a client makes progress, with ongoing review and collaboration throughout the process.

Amali helps clients make sense of past experiences to contextualise present difficulties while also suggesting practical strategies to manage challenging moments and emotions. Areas of clinical interest include anxiety, depression, phobias, low self-esteem, eating disorders, sexual abuse and trauma, insomnia, and grief. She also works with relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, parenting and caregiver stress, ADHD, bipolar concerns, career changes, and other life transitions.

Amali is BACP affiliated - BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counselling in the United Kingdom. Reviewers have commented on her thoughtful, caring listening style and compassionate approach, and many report feeling better able to cope after sessions. Her aim is to combine understanding of a client’s past with practical steps that support change in the present.