Anna McGuire

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About me

Hello, I'm Anna, a registered counsellor and member of the BACP. My goal is to help clients develop their own inner therapist so they can recognise triggers, find emotional balance, grow their self-esteem and prioritise healthy relationships.

To support long-term change, I provide a psychological follow-up email after key sessions, summarising insights and tools. This helps to internalise a strong, healthy mindset and offers continued support between and beyond sessions.

I specialise in unpacking trauma, reducing anxiety, building emotional resilience and communication skills. Clients often come to me with a range of concerns, from ongoing depression, relationship difficulties, bereavement, childhood trauma, emotion regulation, low self-esteem, social anxiety, self-harm, family dynamics, perinatal trauma, postnatal depression, baby loss, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), preparing for court/prison and historical sexual assault - to name a few.

Sessions move at your pace. My role is to sense when you need space to be heard, when you’re ready to explore deeper wounds, and when to gently challenge you to ensure you get the most out of therapy.

I offer online sessions via Zoom nationwide and face-to-face sessions in a private and peaceful room in Chard, South Somerset with free parking.

You don’t have to face things alone. I encourage you to reach out, I’m here when you’re ready.

Warmly, Anna

Training, qualifications & experience

I am registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and have completed an accredited course to become an Integrative Counsellor. 

My framework is a blend of humanistic and psychodynamic counselling using creative interventions. The main tools I borrow from are from Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Transactional Analysis to help you unpick outdated scripts and improve communication, and from Polyvagal Theory to soothe clients nervous systems.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

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Fees

£65.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Students
  • Unemployed

Additional information

My fees are £65 per session. I offer a discount if a member of the family is on parental leave, you are in a single parent household or if you are on low income. Please get in touch if you have any queries.

When I work

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Chard Enterprise Centre, Beeching Close, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1BB

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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Private and easy parking is available outside the building. There is wheelchair user access. Babies are welcome.

Online platforms

Zoom

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