About Mandy — CBT Therapist

I Help You Understand Your Mind — and Change What’s Keeping You Stuck

Hi, I’m Mandy.

I’m a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with over 20 years’ experience helping people overcome anxiety, overthinking, and difficult relationship patterns.

WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT

Therapy, when it works well, should do more than help you talk.

It should help you:

• understand why you feel the way you do
• recognise the patterns keeping you stuck
• and give you practical tools to change them

I take a structured, evidence-based approach using CBT, combined with deeper psychological insight.

This means we don’t just explore your experiences — we actively work toward change.

If you’re here, there’s a good chance something in your life isn’t working the way you want it to — and you’re ready for that to change.

That’s exactly what I help people do.

Contact Mandy: mailto: therapy@thoughtsonlifeandlove.com

YOUR EXPERIENCE 

Many of the people I work with feel:

• stuck in their thoughts
• overwhelmed by anxiety
• exhausted from overthinking
• caught in repeating relationship patterns
• unsure why they feel the way they do

Often, they’ve tried to “figure it out” on their own.

But insight alone isn’t always enough — you also need the right tools and direction.

YOUR STORY 

My interest in human behaviour didn’t begin in a textbook.

It began early in life, growing up in an environment where patterns of stress, dysfunction, and difficult relationships were part of everyday experience.

I became fascinated by a simple but powerful question:

Why do people stay stuck in patterns that hurt them — and how can they change?

Alongside my professional experience, I also bring something equally important: lived understanding.

I have spent much of my life managing a chronic health condition, which has required me to develop strong psychological resilience and a deep understanding of how the mind and body interact.

This has shaped how I work.

I understand what it means to:

• face ongoing challenges
• manage uncertainty
• and build resilience over time

Not just in theory — but in real life.

That question has shaped my life’s work.

I went on to study Psychology and Sociology, and later completed a postgraduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK.

Today, I work both privately and within the NHS, helping people navigate anxiety, emotional struggles, and relationship difficulties with practical, evidence-based approaches.

In our sessions, we focus on:

• understanding your patterns
• identifying what’s maintaining the problem
• testing new ways of thinking and behaving
• building tools you can use long-term

This is not about endless talking.

It’s about helping you move forward.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Clients often come to me feeling overwhelmed or stuck.

Over time, they begin to feel:

• calmer and more in control
• clearer in their thinking
• more confident in themselves
• better able to handle challenges
• less driven by anxiety or overthinking

The patterns you’re experiencing are unlikely to change on their own.

But with the right understanding and approach, change is absolutely possible.

If you’re ready to understand what’s going on — and start making meaningful changes:

Book a session today

CONTACT MANDY

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Media & Publications

My work has been featured in:

• UpJourney – How to Be Vulnerable in a Relationship

• Life Habits Podcast – Resilience

• PositivePsychology.com – Self-Reliance

• Lifehack.org

• Medium.com

• CompleteWellbeing.com

• MentalHealth.com – The Psychology Behind Cosmetic Surgery