Amanda McGarry

Senior Lecturer, Counselling and Psychotherapy

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Amanda McGarry

Alongside teaching on various counselling modules at the University, I also work as a counsellor in private practice. In addition, I am currently completing my PhD research exploring gendered power dynamics within the therapeutic relationship. 

I teach on a variety of counselling modules within the department.

My research interests include the exploration of suicide within the person-centred approach and gendered power dynamics within the therapeutic relationship.

Journal Articles

McGarry, A., & Reeves, A. (2020). Managing risk online. Therapy Today, 31(10), 33-35.

McGarry, A. (2020). The Development of Additional Propositions of the Actualising Tendency: Person-Centred Theory and Practice. The Person Centered Journal, 25(1-2), 68-82.

McGarry, A. (2019). A person-centred perspective on suicide. Healthcare counselling and psychotherapy, 19(4), 24-27.

Conference Presentations

July 2021 – An exploration of gendered power dynamics within the therapeutic relationship, PGR Conference, University of Chester, delivered online.

May 2021 – Exploring suicide potential through the lens of pluralism, International Conference on Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy, delivered online.

May 2020 - Exploring suicide potential and the actualising tendency: A qualitative study of suicide notes, BACP Research Conference, delivered online.

  • BACP (MBACP) Accred
  • Certificate in Online Counselling Skills - ACTO Professional Membership
  • MA Clinical Counselling University of Chester
  • BA (Hons) Business Studies with Psychology University of Chester