About Anabelle
Anabelle Tidmarsh is a person-centred counsellor with a Master of Science in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Keele University, awarded with distinction. She draws on four years of practice to help people who are feeling stressed, anxious or low in confidence. Her approach begins with building a safe and accepting working relationship so people can talk openly about what matters to them.
Anabelle spends time getting to know a person's strengths and support network.
Background and approach
She listens for the habits and defence patterns that once helped but now get in the way. Together, she and the client set clear aims for what counselling should achieve and decide what to focus on session by session. She uses client-centred therapy to place the person’s experience at the heart of the work.
Sessions often involve gentle reflection, questions to increase self-understanding, and practical ways to manage daily stress. Anabelle also brings body-awareness practices into some work, including simple relaxation and yoga-based breathing when it feels helpful, especially after trauma.
Her experience covers a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, and coping with life changes. She also supports people from LGBT communities and those dealing with low self-esteem or depression. Outside work she enjoys family time and walking her springer spaniel Olly.
This simple routine informs her belief that small, steady changes can make a meaningful difference.
Person-centred therapy and online sessions
Client-centred therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is heard and helps the client make sense of their feelings. This approach suits people coping with anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship worries and grief because it focuses on what matters to the individual.Alongside talking work, Anabelle sometimes uses simple body-awareness practices such as relaxation and breath-focused exercises. These techniques are offered as gentle tools to reduce physical tension and to support work after traumatic experiences. They are presented in an accessible way and can be adapted to each person's needs.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will work collaboratively to agree goals and to try methods that fit the client's pace and preferences. If something does not feel helpful, it can be adjusted or paused.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is preferred. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break during the day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need brief, frequent check-ins. These options make it easier to schedule work around family and other commitments while still focusing on progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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