Anna-Katharina List
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About me
I am a qualified and experienced CBT and EMDR Therapist, specialising in working with trauma, PTSD and eating disorders.
There are so many different therapists and therapies out there, it can be challenging to know what the best type of support is for you. We are all unique and experience life and its challenges differently, yet there are some evidence-based therapies - including CBT and EMDR - that we know can make a real difference if you struggle with certain difficulties.
I want you to feel confident that you can make real progress with me. So, here is a simple guide to the types of issues I work with every day. This is not an exhaustive list, but if these sound familiar to you, I can help.
Do you think you are suffering from the consequences of trauma?
I can help and support you if you:
- Have difficulties moving forward with your life following traumatic or distressing events that happened to you
- Have nightmares, flashbacks and/or distressing images about your traumatic experiences
- Find it hard to talk or think about your trauma
- Sometimes feel or act as if you were re-experiencing the trauma
- Often feel triggered in day-to-day life
- Notice an impact on your relationships or other related aspects of your life
- Feel guilt, shame, anxiety, anger or sadness
- Constantly feel on edge
- Struggle to sleep
These are all normal reactions to highly distressing events. I don’t believe there is only one definition of trauma. If you feel something that happened to you was so distressing that you are struggling to cope with it, I am here to support you.
I work with all traumas, no matter if they happened in childhood or adulthood, no matter if it was a one-off incident or if your trauma was repeated and long-lasting.
I am trained in various trauma-focussed therapies, including trauma-focussed CBT, EMDR, NET and compassion focussed therapy. We will decide together what the best approach is to help you heal from your trauma.
Do you think you are suffering with an eating disorder?
I can help and support you if you:
- Struggle with binge eating or emotional eating
- Often lose control around food
- Spend a lot of time thinking about food
- Make yourself vomit, take laxatives or engage in excessive exercise
- Struggle with your weight and how you feel about your body
- Restrict your food intake
- Have low self-esteem and poor body image
- Feel anxious about eating
- Feel shame and guilt after eating or about your body
- Are a “picky eater” or struggle with certain textures of food
- Had traumatic experiences linked to food, eating, weight or body image
I work with individuals who suffer from Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia, Atypical Anorexia (BMI over 17.5), ARFID and OSFED. I do not currently work with clients who are severely underweight, as I believe that a multi-disciplinary approach will help you most in your recovery.
You do not need a diagnosis to work with me. You do not even need to know or have accepted that you are struggling with an eating disorder, if you struggle with your relationship with eating, shape or weight, we can find a way to help you.
Are you struggling with something else?
I can also support if other things get in the way, such as Low Self-Esteem, Social Anxiety, Body Dysmorphia (BDD), Panic attacks and Panic disorder, Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Health anxiety, Phobias or Stress.
If you are still unsure if we are a good match for each other, we can arrange a free 15 minute phone call to help us both decide if the treatments I offer could help you.
I look forward to working with you and helping you make real change.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 8 years of NHS experience working with a range of mental health problems and psychological difficulties in various positions - including senior, supervisory and managerial. As well as working privately, I currently also work for an NHS Talking Therapies service in East London.
I am fully accredited with the BABCP and a member of the EMDR Association.
I have completed my PGDip in High Intensity CBT at the IoPPN at King's College London in 2020 and I also hold a PGCert in CBT for Eating Disorders from UCL. I have completed my EMDR Europe Accredited training with the EMDR Academy in 2023. I also hold a First Class Honours BSc in Applied Psychology (Clinical) from the University of Exeter, which incorporated full training and placement as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
Accredited register membership
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£85.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The cost of a one-hour (50 minute) individual therapy session with me is:
In person £120
Remotely £100
Concessions:
In person £100
Remotely £85
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Please contact me for current availability.
Further information
I offer remote sessions via video call and face to face sessions in North & East London, including Angel, Dalston, Finsbury Park and Muswell Hill (depending on room availability).
CBT sessions are usually 50 minutes long. For EMDR sessions I would recommend 90 minute sessions to help us with processing.
Most of my clients see an improvement in their symptoms within the first six sessions and tend to see me for 6-20 sessions, as per individual need.
