About Anna
Anna Gardner is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and depression. She works with adults who want a calm, steady space to talk and think through painful or confusing experiences. Anna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape sessions around each person's needs.
Clients can expect straightforward listening and focused reflection. She pays attention to what is said and to what is left unsaid. Sessions aim to build trust and a respectful working relationship where people can try out new ways of thinking and coping.
Background and approach
Her approach is practical and tailored. Anna draws on techniques that match the issue at hand, whether that is managing anxious thoughts, working through past trauma, or coping with long-term illness and pain. She also offers support for concerns such as attachment and abandonment, communication problems, addiction, and feelings of guilt or shame.
Anna has five years of clinical experience and holds BACP registration, which reflects her standing with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with people in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and choose a suitable appointment time.
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text messaging, and subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.
Practical therapeutic approaches and online access
Anna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and steady emotional support. One common method helps people recognise and reframe anxious thoughts so they cause less distress; it is useful for everyday worry, panic and rumination. Another approach works with past hurt and trauma by helping people process difficult memories and reduce their hold on daily life; this can ease symptoms linked to abuse or loss.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Anna will talk through different options and work with each person to find the best match for their goals, needs and preferences. The plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses so it fits changing circumstances.
Online therapy with Anna is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual contact, while phone sessions can fit a short break at work or when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel commitments while still receiving professional guidance from a registered professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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