- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Romanian
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Ana-Maria
Ana-Maria Anica is a psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress and relationship difficulties. She holds BACP accreditation and brings three years of clinical experience to her work. She offers sessions in English and Romanian and is available to international clients.
Ana-Maria focuses on practical steps you can use between sessions as well as conversations that help you notice unhelpful patterns. Her style is warm and down-to-earth.
Background and approach
She creates a calm space for people to speak without judgement and moves at a pace that feels manageable. Many people come to her feeling stuck or overwhelmed, and she aims to break issues into small, workable steps. Ana-Maria uses a mix of approaches.
She draws on mindfulness to help with moment-to-moment coping. She uses client-centred ideas to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She also works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing where useful.
Typical concerns she supports include parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions and eating or sleeping difficulties. She also helps with self-esteem, anger, communication problems, career stress and life transitions. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and codependency.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different schedules. Ana-Maria aims to help people build simple strategies, notice patterns, and move toward goals they care about.
What Ana-Maria works with
Everything Ana-Maria lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ana-Maria helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ana-Maria lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Ana-Maria uses her approaches online
Ana-Maria draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small actions that matter to them. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. This helps people who notice repeated difficulties with trust, closeness or communication to understand where those patterns come from and try new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ana-Maria will chat with each person about their goals and preferences and choose methods together. That shared planning means sessions are tailored and can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, notes between sessions or people who prefer typing. These options aim to make therapy more flexible so it can fit around work, family and travel.
Questions people ask about Ana-Maria
What problems does Ana-Maria help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting challenges and stress-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and non-judgemental, focusing on clear, practical steps and compassionate listening. Sessions often combine talk with exercises to use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Ana-Maria has three years of clinical experience working with people on issues such as relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and life transitions.
What credentials and region are relevant?
She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits them best.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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