About Anna
Anna Doherty is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and eating concerns. She supports people struggling with sleep problems, low self-esteem, ADHD, grief and trauma. Parents and professionals often seek help for career pressures and major life changes.
Anna works in English and accepts international clients. Anna practises in a client-centred way, which means she begins by listening and follows the pace each person needs.
How Anna works
She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and somatic approaches when those methods suit a person’s goals. Sessions can include talking, simple exercises and breath-based or body-aware practices to help manage strong feelings. With six years of experience and BACP registration, Anna brings a calm, steady presence to sessions.
She adapts the approach to fit the practical needs of the individual rather than using one fixed method. That might mean focusing on thought patterns with CBT, building awareness through mindfulness, or noticing how the body holds tension. People often come for short-term problem solving or longer work on long-standing patterns.
Anna helps people set clear aims, try practical tools between sessions and review progress together. She explains options plainly and adjusts plans if something is not helping. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different schedules.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to the therapist’s availability.
Anna lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Anna works with
The areas below are the ones Anna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person says. The therapist follows each individual’s pace and helps them name feelings and priorities, which can be useful for stress, grief and low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical tools and short exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits, which often helps with anxiety, depression and sleep problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods that fit the person’s needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process so plans can be adjusted if something does not feel helpful.
Online sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into work breaks. Live chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to schedule around daily life.
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A practical next step
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