About Anita
Anita Burton is a talking therapist based in the United Kingdom. She is a BACP member and works in an integrative way to help people find clearer ways forward. Anita aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
Anita spends sessions listening to each person's story and helping them make sense of what is happening. She treats people with sensitivity and respect and encourages them to use their own knowledge of themselves during the work.
How Anita works
Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Her practice covers common life problems such as stress, anxiety and low mood. She also supports people with relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, career decisions and motivation.
Eating and sleeping problems, anger, grief and recovering from abuse are included in her range of focus. Anita also works with issues linked to attachment, abandonment feelings and control or communication struggles. Addictions, dissociation, divorce and caregiver stress are areas she addresses alongside intimacy, self-esteem and body image concerns.
Sessions aim to help people feel more able to manage day-to-day pressures and to make decisions that fit their values. Anita uses a blend of approaches so the sessions can be tailored to what feels most useful for each person. She welcomes questions and will explain how she plans to work in an open way.
Anita lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Anita works with
The areas below are the ones Anita selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand their connection needs, reactions in close relationships and feelings of abandonment or trust. Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of the conversation. The therapist listens without judgement and helps the person find their own solutions, which suits issues like self-esteem, life choices and coping with change.Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Anita will discuss different ways of working and together they will choose methods that match the person's goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. The plan can change as needs evolve, and the therapist will explain the thinking behind each step.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video lets people see non-verbal cues and build connection, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can work for shorter check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel commitments while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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