Counsellor profile
Ann Foster, NCPS
United Kingdom
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS24-05831
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-focused work
About Ann
Ann Foster is a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor registered in the UK with nine years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and a wide range of other issues including codependency and intimacy-related problems.
Her way of working is client-centred. Sessions are led by the person attending, with their needs and goals guiding the conversation. She aims to agree a plan together so people know what to focus on between meetings.
Ann draws on several approaches to suit different problems. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to help people feel heard and understood as they sort through their immediate concerns. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from unhelpful stories they may have been living with. Trauma-Focused work supports those who have been affected by past harm to work through painful memories and their effects.
She also integrates concepts from Imago Relationship Therapy and Internal Family Systems when relationship patterns or inner parts work better for the issue at hand. That mix allows flexibility for practical work on boundaries, communication, and self-esteem as well as deeper emotional processing.
Ann describes sessions as collaborative and practical. She will talk through goals, offer observations, and suggest exercises to try between meetings. People looking for help with patterns such as people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or ongoing caretaking roles may find this approach relevant.
If you want to begin, follow the booking steps listed on the profile to complete a short questionnaire and arrange an initial session.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Ann uses Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise listening and the client’s own concerns, which helps when the main need is clarity, emotional support, or practical problem solving. Narrative Therapy is used to help people separate themselves from limiting stories and rewrite how they see recurring problems, useful for patterns like people-pleasing or shame.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ann will discuss options and test what fits best, working collaboratively to match methods to the client’s goals and preferences. That means practical steps, agreed goals, and checking in about whether the approach feels helpful.
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm which online formats are offered before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also be suited to quieter conversations or text-free exchanges when camera use is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools and exercises for remote meetings, and the therapist will talk through practical arrangements when you book.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, codependency and related intimacy issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred approach where sessions are led by the person attending and goals are agreed together.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional work experience as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is listed with the NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees structured?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin work with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.