About Anne
Anne Ryan-Thomas helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. She supports those facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, depression and mood conditions. Anne also works with people experiencing carer stress, chronic illness, anger and work-related pressures.
She uses a flexible, person-focused way of working. Sessions centre on the person's experience and goals. Anne draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and narrative approaches to help people notice patterns and try practical changes.
Background and approach
She also brings in Jungian and existential perspectives when exploring meaning and identity. Before training as a counsellor Anne spent 20 years nursing in the NHS. That background informs her understanding of health related problems and the mind-body connection.
She has practised as a therapist for 12 years and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. In sessions Anne offers calm, straightforward conversations. She helps people break problems into manageable steps.
Practical tools are paired with time to reflect on feelings and life choices. Therapy is tailored to the individual. Anne listens first, then suggests ways forward together.
People who want clear, down-to-earth support often find this style helpful.
Approaches to anxiety and change online
Anne uses client-centred work which means sessions focus on the person's experience and priorities, with the therapist following their pace and concerns. This approach helps people feel heard and build trust before practical change is attempted.She also applies cognitive behavioural therapy, a hands-on approach that helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. CBT can be useful for anxiety, stress, sleep and mood difficulties because it offers clear strategies and short exercises to practise between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Anne will talk with the person about their goals and try approaches that fit their needs and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can be reviewed over time as progress is made.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions suit people with less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when a written format feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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