Amelia Ducker

A conversation with Amelia Ducker

• What led you to choose psychotherapy or counselling as a profession?

  Initially, my own experience of therapy was a turning point as it gave me a deeper understanding of myself and showed me the value of having a space to explore one's inner world.
  
  I continued to acquire more curiosity about psychotherapy, which eventually led to a career change.
  
  I've found this career aligns well with my values, and I see this work to be meaningful and important.
  

• Which philosophical approaches have influenced your professional development?

  My work is grounded in Jungian-oriented psychotherapy. This means I’m interested not only in what is happening in the present, but also in the deeper patterns, emotional layers, and unconscious processes that shape a person’s experience.
  
  

• Which particular aspects of health or the human journey are you interested in?

  I’m particularly interested in the process of people reconnecting with themselves — especially during times of transition, uncertainty, or change.
  
  This might involve discovering a clearer sense of direction, understanding recurring patterns, or reconnecting with parts of themselves that have been lost, overlooked, or cast aside.

• What methods do you use?

  I work collaboratively and at a pace that feels right for each client.
  
  Sessions may involve talking through current challenges, exploring emotional responses, and bringing awareness to patterns that may be operating beneath the surface.
  
  
  
  

• When do you think the client will start to feel that progress is being made?

  This will look different for each person.
  
  For some, progress may be a growing sense of self-awareness or self-acceptance. For others, it may be the ability to stay with difficult emotions rather than avoid them, and begin to understand them more deeply.
  
  Often, a key sign of progress is when clients begin to relate to themselves in a new way — with more curiosity, clarity, or compassion.

• How has therapy made a difference in your life?

  Therapy has had a significant impact on my life.
  
  Being in the client position has given me a deeper appreciation for the therapeutic process, and for the courage it takes to engage in it.
  
  This experience continues to shape how I work, and the respect I hold for each person’s process.

• What do you like most about being a therapist?

  I value the depth and honesty that can emerge in this work.
  
  I find it meaningful to witness people gradually come into a closer relationship with themselves, and to see the shifts that can occur over time.
  
  I also appreciate that this profession involves ongoing learning and reflection & that there is always more to understand.

• Do you ever have 'bad hair' days?

  Of course

• What do you think is the most significant problem we face, in the world today?

  Disconnection, Apathy, Extremism.
  
  
  

• Can you share the name of a book, film, song, event or work of art that inspires you?

  Books- Memories, Dreams, Reflections (Jung), The Way of the Dream (Marie Louise Von Franz)