Amanda WiggsAASW

Amanda Wiggs is an AASW mental health social worker with 15 years of experience supporting adults through significant life changes. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and the everyday strain of coping with major transitions. Amanda aims to create a calm space where someone can pause and start to feel more like themselves again.

Her approach is warm and collaborative. Amanda listens first, then helps identify patterns and practical steps for change. She uses short, clear goals so progress can be noticed between sessions rather than waiting for a big breakthrough.

Amanda has supported people with childhood trauma, family violence, sexual trauma, attachment wounds and PTSD. She also helps those dealing with caregiver stress, chronic illness, the emotional load of midlife, and the ongoing impact of shame, guilt or abandonment.

Rather than a one-size-fits-all method, Amanda tailors sessions to each person. She draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and nervous-system focused ways of working to stabilise intense reactions and build emotional regulation skills.

Therapy with Amanda moves at a pace that feels manageable. The focus is on building practical coping tools, improving self-understanding and strengthening resilience so people can make choices that better match their values and goals.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Amanda uses a few evidence-based ways of working to support people through distress. One approach focuses on helping the nervous system settle and teaching simple regulation skills to reduce intense reactions and panic. Another approach helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours so daily life becomes more manageable and less overwhelming.

Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process. Amanda will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and adjust as progress is made. The aim is to match practical tools to what matters most for that person’s life.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the person. It can also allow people to continue care when they are away from their usual area. If you want to explore how online sessions might work for you, the therapist will discuss the available formats and help plan a schedule that fits everyday life.