About Anna
Anna Koolen is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or the strains of addiction. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and to offer steady support as people work towards clearer goals.
She believes the client knows their own story best and that therapy should build on existing strengths. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversation rather than jargon.
Background and approach
The aim is to help people feel more able to cope with life changes and emotional setbacks. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including grief, low self-esteem, trauma and depression. Career questions, relationship troubles and issues around control and communication also form part of her practice.
ADHD and feelings of emptiness, guilt or isolation are also within her list of focus areas. Anna uses approaches rooted in client-centred listening, psychodynamic thinking and motivational interviewing. These methods guide how she asks questions, reflects feelings and supports changes people want to make.
Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to the individual. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for people in the UK and internationally.
Practical formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How Anna’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions. It is useful when someone wants a space to talk things through and build confidence to make changes.Motivational Interviewing concentrates on resolving ambivalence and finding personal motivation for change. It is often used for concerns like addictions or making lifestyle shifts and works well when someone is unsure about making the next move.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy work. The therapist will discuss your situation and goals and together you will try ways of working that suit your needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as you progress.
Online sessions offer practical benefits. Video calls let you see facial cues and keep a conversational flow. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and flexible contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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