Counsellor profile
Anna Doherty, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 6 years of experience
Counsellor for stress, anxiety and life changes
Continue with AnnaAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (75842)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Anna supplied to BetterHelp.
- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness and somatic
About Anna
BACP. 6 years' experience. Anna Doherty works with stress, anxiety, addictions, eating issues, low self-esteem, ADHD, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping problems, career worries, depression and coping with life changes.
Anna uses client-centred counselling as her main approach. She also practises cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness therapy, psychodynamic therapy and somatic methods. Sessions focus on clear talking, noticing bodily responses, and practical steps people can try between meetings.
Her way of working combines listening with gentle, practical interventions. She offers space for people to talk through past and present difficulties and to identify patterns that maintain distress. Mindfulness and somatic techniques are used to help people manage anxiety, sleep problems and stress reactions.
Anna also addresses issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, eating and food-related problems, codependency, communication difficulties, control and dependent personality patterns, chronic illness and pain, and effects of domestic violence. She describes work on bereavement, cancer-related distress and adjustment to life changes as part of her practice.
Sessions are presented in straightforward language and aim to help people make manageable changes. International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session using the See online counselling options button.
How Anna’s therapeutic approaches work in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre. The therapist listens closely and helps people clarify what matters to them, supporting them to set goals and try small changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and address low mood.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to help manage stress and worry. These techniques can be used between sessions to reduce reactivity and support calmer responses to difficult situations. Each approach is described and used in everyday language so people can decide what feels useful to them.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options in the first meetings and together decide what fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and can change as work progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life, for example allowing shorter check-ins during a break, avoiding travel time, or using audio-only calls when bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals often bring the same therapeutic methods to remote sessions as to in-person work.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, low self-esteem, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, depression, career issues and coping with life changes.
What is her counselling style?
Her style is client-centred, focusing on listening and collaborative planning, with practical steps and mindfulness or somatic techniques used as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of experience as recorded in the profile.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed as BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted according to the profile.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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