About me
Are you looking for support with disordered eating, body image and/or eating disorders? I specialise supporting people with these challenges and have a trauma-informed integrative approach.
I also have expertise in working with anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, depression, ADHD, autism and emotional dysregulation.
My name is Anna and I aim to support you in exploring your issues, emotions and beliefs, and help you to gain insight and autonomy so you can work towards managing both present and future challenges independently.
I have experience working with a range of issues, including: anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, eating disorders and disordered eating, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ issues, family dynamics, body image, clinical perfectionism, grief and loss.
I specialise in eating disorders to support people struggling with binge eating, compulsive eating, bulimia, anorexia, compulsive exercising, OSFED and atypical presentations diagnosed and undiagnosed. I have completed the specialist training in both MANTRA and CBT-E.
Regardless of whether a diagnosis is present or not, I work with your unique struggles and presentation, exploring not only current struggles but their development, to help you gain a deeper understanding of your life’s journey, and find a path towards healing, to reclaim a healthy relationship with yourself, your body, food and/or exercise.
I work in an integrative way, using a person-centred approach. Person-centred to me really means putting each person at the centre of their therapeutic experience, with empathy and unconditional positive regard. To do this successfully, I may integrate methods from other approaches, such as Gestalt, compassion-focused or cognitive behavioural therapy into our sessions, allowing for a process that works best for you.
In my extensive experience in working with eating disorder recovery, I also integrate elements of the specialist training I have completed in this field: MANTRA and CBT-E.
Having worked in an inpatient environment, I also understand the significant risks eating disorders can pose to health and wellbeing, and I am passionate about helping people to learn different coping strategies and overcome these difficulties early, in hopes of preventing any hospital admission.
I am passionate about a holistic approach and the body & mind connection, understanding the overarching impact complex mental health difficulties can have.
Should we discover any challenges which are beyond my expertise, I will help you to connect with the right support.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold two Master's Degrees, one in Counselling and one in Clinical Psychology.
I have an integrative, trauma-informed, person-centred therapy approach, using methods from all my trainings to fit the individual's needs.
I have experience working with individuals, groups, couples and families.
To support individuals with eating disorder difficulties, I am trained in both MANTRA and CBT-E.
I have an additional qualification in counselling children and young people and have worked as a school counsellor in the past with a variety of presenting issues including grief, anxiety, trauma, OCD, depression, relationships & family dynamics, self-esteem, and body image distress.
I have experience working in a community, school and hospital/in-patient settings.
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.
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
I may be able to offer a concessionary rate on an individual basis.
Further information
I understand that finding the right therapist can be a nerve-wracking process, and I applaud your bravery for taking this first step of looking around. Finding someone where you feel safe and comfortable is a vital part of effective therapy. You deserve the right match!
Therefore, I offer a free initially 20min online consultation, allowing us to meet each other, where you can tell me what you are looking for, I can explain how I work, you can ask any questions you may have, and we can see whether we are a good fit.
If we agree, we can then set up a first session and I will provide a therapy contract and ask you to fill out an initial assessment form, to help me understand your unique situation.
