Anna Dallavalle, (Accred)

Hello, I am a Registered Accredited Counsellor with The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I work both with individuals and couples offering time-limited and long-term support depending on your needs. I use different approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and solution-focused therapy to help you work through a variety of issues including anxiety, stress, depression, bereavement, low self-esteem as well as relationship difficulties, low self-esteem or improve the quality of your relationship.

Evening and weekend appointments are available.

RECOGNISED PROVIDER WITH BUPA, AVIVA, AXA PPP HEALTHCARE AND VITALITY HEALTH. I ALSO WORK WITH VARIOUS EAP PROVIDERS AND OFFER EAP SERVICES TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES LOCALLY.

For more information about my fees, please scroll down to find out more

Why emotional well-being matters

When we think of counselling we normally see it as a last resort when everything else has failed and we don't know what else to do. Although counselling can be very helpful for people in a crisis, it also offers a unique opportunity for us to develop our emotional intelligence and learn new skills which will equip us to deal with what life throws at us more easily. Most of us look after our physical wellbeing as well as we can: we go to the gym, try to follow a healthy diet. Hobbies and interests keep our minds alert and dynamic. Counselling can help us understand and harness our emotions to our advantage and through this can greatly enhance our quality of life.

What next?

If you would like to find out more about counselling, you can contact me either on the phone or via email and we can set up an initial telephone consultation (15 minutes) where I can answer any questions you may have. There is no obligation to book a counselling session after that.

Counselling during the pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live in unimaginable ways. For some of us, living with our family is a source of stability, for others a source of danger or additional stress. Some of us feel lonely as they spend lockdown on their own. Some grieve for the loss of loved ones and the impossibility of saying goodbye.

For most of us, the emotional difficulties we were struggling with before will be magnified by the current circumstances. Face to face counselling is no longer available and this has left many people feeling that they have no option but face their struggles alone.

Video counselling

As a consequence of the pandemic, I now work remotely using Zoom video connection. This is an option that offers many of the benefits of face to face sessions while keeping my clients and myself safe. Video counselling has some basic requirements:

A laptop, tablet or smartphone
A stable internet connection
A room in the house where you feel comfortable and have privacy.

There is no additional cost to use the software and no obligation to continue if you do not feel comfortable. Before your first session, I will email you some guidelines of how to get the best from your video counselling sessions.