Counsellor profile
Anna Doherty, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - codependency and anxiety
Continue with AnnaWhere Anna stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 75842
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-centred therapy
- Mindfulness and somatic work
- CBT interventions
About Anna
Anna Doherty is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years of counselling experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, eating and body image concerns, low self-esteem, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, career worries and depression. She also supports people facing codependency, attachment and abandonment issues, chronic illness, and relationship-related difficulties.
Her sessions are grounded in client-centred practice. She uses talking therapy alongside practical methods such as mindfulness and somatic techniques to help people feel calmer and more aware in their bodies. Cognitive behavioural methods are available to help spot patterns of thinking and try different responses.
Anna describes a hands-on approach when needed, bringing together psychodynamic ideas and body-focused work so conversations and bodily awareness inform each other. She may offer art-based interventions or simple movement and breathing tools when these suit the person’s needs.
She works in plain, direct language and focuses on helping people notice what they do in relationships and around stress. That can include exploring people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or living around someone else’s moods or substance use. Sessions aim to clarify what is happening and test practical ways to set boundaries and manage urges or anxiety.
To get started, clients use the site’s matching process and schedule an initial session. International clients who speak English can also follow the same process. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How Anna uses therapy approaches online
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The counsellor listens without directing, and helps the person make sense of their feelings and choices. This approach is helpful for people who struggle with people-pleasing, setting boundaries or feeling lost in relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and behaviours. It offers simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and some addictive behaviours. Mindfulness work involves short practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. These practices may include breathing, body scans or guided attention exercises to ease stress and improve sleep. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss hopes, goals and what feels useful, then agree a plan together. That means adapting talk-based work, CBT exercises or body-focused tasks to suit each person’s pace and preferences. Session arrangements are not specified in the biography, so please confirm which online formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time, which helps people keep therapy consistent alongside work and family responsibilities.Areas of focus
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, eating and body image issues, low self-esteem, ADHD, trauma, grief, sleep problems, career concerns and depression, plus codependency and attachment difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centred with practical tools added as needed. She mixes talking therapy with mindfulness, somatic methods and occasional art-based interventions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of counselling experience as stated in her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a 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.