About Anna
Anna Critsinelis is a counsellor with ten years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Anna speaks English and Portuguese and works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Anna aims to make the first step into therapy straightforward. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk through what is worrying them. Sessions focus on practical ways to cope day to day and on small changes that make life feel more manageable.
Background and approach
In therapy she mixes different approaches to suit each person. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred ideas inform how she plans sessions. She works collaboratively to set clear goals and to try techniques between meetings.
Anna has particular experience with mood and attention challenges, including bipolar and ADHD, and with issues such as low self-esteem, feelings of emptiness, and relationship-related struggles. She also supports people dealing with divorce, parenting pressures and questions around gender and identity. Sessions may include talking, practical exercises and brief tasks to try between meetings.
Anna uses straightforward language and aims to give tools people can use outside sessions. She encourages gradual steps and ongoing review so work stays relevant to each person's life.
How her approaches work online and what to expect
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can help when worry or avoidance gets in the way of everyday life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety and stress. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person in the room, offering an accepting space where the client sets the pace and direction.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anna discusses different methods with each person and chooses techniques together based on needs and goals. That means plans can change as progress is made and new priorities appear.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever you are. Phone sessions are useful when video is not possible or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for people who prefer writing or need frequent short contacts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping the focus on practical steps and ongoing support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
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