Anna Beckmann
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About me
Experience: I have worked as a Gestalt counsellor and psychotherapist for 18 years and provide a robust, nurturing and non-judgemental space where self-awareness and growth can flourish. I am also passionate about my work with couples and have been working with them for 8 years. Having worked in private practice, in charities and in corporate organisations I have a wide range of experience working with a variety of issues and difficulties.
How I work: Working from a Gestalt perspective means I focus on the here-and-now in order to explore and understand what patterns may be stopping you from experiencing life in a more meaningful and fulfilling way. I work relationally, meaning I bring how I am experiencing and relating to you into the session. In this way we can build trust and connection and also explore the dynamics between us that may feel familiar to you. This helps us to unpick and understand more deeply your current -and past- relationship patterns. In this way my approach is rooted in helping you understand and redefine your relationship dynamics as well as your self talk, empowering you to embrace change and work towards a more fulfilling and balanced life.
What to expect from our first session: Our time will be focused on exploring what it is you'd like to get out of therapy - your expectations and hopes. I'll also want to get some background information about you, your current support system and some facts about your childhood. We'll talk more deeply about how I work and whether we would be the right fit. It really is important to find someone you resonate with, where you have a strong sense of: 'yes this person can help me'. This session should give you the answer to that and I encourage people to ask as many questions as they would like to.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Couple's Therapy Training: Gestalt Centre, London; May 2018-November 2018
- MSc in Gestalt Individual and Group Psychotherapy: Gestalt Centre, London; 2014-2017
- TME Mindfulness in the Workplace Training 2013-2014
- Diploma in Gestalt Counselling; Gestalt Centre, London; 2012-2014
- Diploma in Transpersonal Counselling: Phoenix Institute, Melbourne; 2007-2009
- BA Creative Arts: Melbourne University, Melbourne; 2004-2006
Work in private practice in person and online since 2015 (in London and Frome)
Co-founded and ran Ongea, a psychotherapy centre with 17 therapy rooms in Old Street, London from 2016-2024
Mental Health Consultant for several organisations including Integrity, Lazard and Rabobank from 2015-2018
Counsellor at Regent's University and Goldsmiths University 2013-2017
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £120.00
Additional information
Individual therapy: £70 for an individual session of 50 minutes. I also have a few spaces for discounted rates at £60
Couples therapy: £120 for 80 minutes; discounted fee of £100
