Anne Smart

Admitting the need for a counsellor can seem daunting. However, there are times when it helps to have someone outside our immediate circle to talk to and make sense of thoughts, feelings and/or circumstances that may be causing distress.

As a professional counsellor and psychotherapist I will listen to you carefully to discern the key areas of concern, work with you to enable understanding and consider with you ways to bring about change.

I am committed to continued personal and professional development through regular supervision and additional training.

I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). I work in accordance with their Ethical Framework.

Location

I practice in Islington, N1 less than five minutes from Highbury and Islington Tube and bus stops on the following routes 4, 19, 30, 43, 271, 277.

Client testimonials

'I feel my therapy work with Anne has made an enormous difference in my life, helping me to cope with some huge life changes and to come to terms with many long standing issues and difficulties of thought, habit and behaviour. I have always felt in safe hands with her, and have ben given assurance, reflection, perspective, new ways of framing my problems and tools to help me become a more authentic and complete version of myself. Having never done any therapy before, this was the best possible experience I could have asked for, and one I highly recommend.' (Theatre Practitioner)

'I arrived at Anne's office a ball of anxiety, and in about 8 months, she managed to turn me into a much calmer, confident person. She made me confront my lack of boundaries and helped me to learn to listen in her own soothing, gentle way. I've rarely taken advice before from others, but hers I will take with me for life. I will miss our sessions dearly.' (Entrepreneur)

'Anne has helped me a huge amount in adapting to motherhood, I experienced post-natal depression and through her ability to apply a different approach according to what I was going through at the time I have felt hugely empowered again and I am really enjoying maternity leave now.' (Hospital Doctor)

'Working with Anne was a really positive experience, and gave me a safe space to deal with some of the complex emotions I had been going through around bereavement and loss. As a fairly independent person my usual response is to work through problems on my own, but Anne helped me to consider my situation from alternative perspectives, and to reshape some long-held approaches that were no longer serving me in other aspects of my life. I appreciated the intellect, insight and compassion that she brought to the process.'  (Working in research)

'Anne walked with me on part of my journey to freedom, over a period of eighteen months. She is an incredibly skilled compassionate and patient therapist.' (Midwife)

'A very nice calming personality. She makes you feel safe, valued and is very empathetic. You won't feel rushed to talk, you can talk in your own time. She doesn't offer advice, but reflects your thoughts and reads them back to you. Going to get counselling has been one of the best things I could do for myself.  I'm forever grateful for this wonderful, important experience.' (Unemployed)

I have a particular interest in specific learning difficulties, often called dyslexia, and the potential impact on mental health and well being.

£80 per 50 minute counselling session.