Meet Amanda

I’m Amanda Helen Whitehead, the practitioner behind Alignment Healing Wellness.

Before starting this practice I spent decades working in Higher Education, teaching and supporting university staff and students. That experience shaped the way I work with people. I believe in taking time to listen, approaching every person with openness and without judgement, and creating a space where people feel safe and respected.

I am trauma-informed trained, and I place great importance on explaining what I am doing during a session and why. Clients should always feel comfortable asking questions and understanding what the work is intended to support. Everything shared with me in a session is treated with care and confidentiality.

Years in academia also mean I have a natural instinct to look for the evidence behind things. I tend to research widely and think carefully about the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of any practice I offer. Even when exploring more holistic or energetic approaches, I remain curious about the mechanisms behind them while keeping my work grounded in thoughtful, evidence-led practice.

This path has also allowed me to embrace a more spiritual side of myself that has always been there, even if it did not always have a clear place in my earlier career. I remain naturally curious about the reasons behind things, but I also recognise that wellbeing can involve more than what we can easily measure or explain.

If you have a treatment with me, you will be met with openness, care, and a genuine commitment to helping you feel comfortable, supported, and at ease.

Amanda Whitehead