Anna Clifford
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About me
As an Integrative Psychotherapist with 5+ years of post-qualification experience, I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches adapted to how people relate to themselves and others. For example, unwanted habits often relate to the core beliefs we hold about ourselves and it can be helpful to reflect on how our experiences in early life have shaped these beliefs, drawing on psychodynamic theory. Having the space to challenge these beliefs helps to identify alternative narratives and strategies to manage self-critical thoughts, which can include CBT techniques. Feeling detached from our emotions benefits from a more holistic therapeutic approach, for example, drawing on mindfulness techniques to increase our connection with how we experience feelings in our bodies and what this can show us about our unmet emotional needs.
While the motivations for reaching out for therapy are diverse, common reasons are experiencing anxiety and depression, which can leave us feeling too overwhelmed to cope and with low self-esteem. These difficulties could be long-term, or triggered by sudden changes leading to a sense of loss, such as the ending of a significant relationship. Equally, people may be looking for a supportive and confidential space to help them to fulfil their potential in life.
Please get in touch if you would like to arrange a free phone or video consultation to discuss how therapy could meet your needs. If you would like to take a further look at my practice online, please visit my website at:
www.freshperspectivescounselling.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified Integrative Psychotherapist and I have been a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) since 2019.
Alongside working with clients in private practice, I have delivered therapy within an NHS therapy service and I currently work in the Voluntary Sector, delivering trauma-informed therapy with care-experienced young adults. With a background of working in rehabilitation services, I have 15+ years of experience helping people in recovery from addictions and childhood trauma.
I am experienced at working with the following issues:
Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, low self-esteem, perfectionism, bereavement and loss, family difficulties, trauma including PTSD, addictions, eating disorders, LGBTQI+ sexual identity, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, anger management difficulties and domestic/sexual abuse.
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£60.00 - £65.00
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Additional information
I am available for in-person sessions on Fridays in London Bridge, located a 2- minute walk from London Bridge train/underground station. I offer flexible online sessions on Thursdays, including evening sessions.
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Further information
Whether this is your first experience of therapy or not, your first session is primarily an opportunity to see if you feel comfortable with me and if you think that regular sessions would be helpful.
During the initial session, we will discuss your background, what you are looking for and the ways in which therapy could help. If you decide to continue with ongoing sessions, we can work either in a time-limited way, or on a long-term basis, depending on the complexity of the needs being explored in therapy.
