About me
My name is Annabel, and I’m a family & systemic psychotherapist working across the lifespan—from young children to older adults. While I welcome clients of all ages and backgrounds, I have a particular interest in supporting families with children facing anxiety or behavioural difficulties, and supporting the development of better relationships- either with you as an individual, or as a family or couple. The cornerstones of my practice are always respect, curiosity, and care for what you bring to therapy.
Over the past ten years, I’ve worked with families facing a wide range of challenges. I bring experience from experience in specialist and senior roles in adult NHS services and CAMHS.
When we first meet, I take a broad view—looking not just at the immediate concerns, but at the wider context of your life, relationships, and history. I believe most people are doing the best they can with what they know, and that therapy can offer new perspectives, tools, and ways of relating that help move things forward. Your strengths and skills have an important place in therapy.
We’re all shaped by visible and invisible differences—our beliefs, cultures, identities, and lived experiences. Part of my role is to understand how these factors influence the way you see the world, relate to others, and define what a good life looks like for you and your family- to help us find the way forwards.
I tailor therapy to your needs, drawing from a range of evidence-based approaches, while considering your goals and particular circumstances. The models I draw on include dialogical, attachment-based, cognitive behavioural, narrative, compassion-focussed, and emotion-focused therapies. I bring creativity and playfulness to therapy with younger children, and adapt my ways of working to facilitate everyone’s participation.
Training, qualifications & experience
Over the past ten years, I’ve worked with families facing a wide range of challenges.. I bring experience from experience in specialist and senior roles in adult NHS services and CAMHS. I continue to work as a highly specialist psychological therapist in the NHS.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£100.00 - £120.00
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
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Further information
If you are considering therapy, I offer a free 20-minute consultation. This is an opportunity for you to briefly describe what you need help with, ask any questions about my approach and experience, and get a sense of whether we might be a good fit. After the call I will let you know whether I can offer the type of support you need, suggest alternative referral options if appropriate, and you are welcome to take some time to decide.
