- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Anna
Anna Clifton is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood or anxiety. She supports those facing relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns and difficult life changes. Her approach is calm and respectful, with straightforward conversations that focus on practical steps you can try between sessions.
With five years of practice, Anna draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to meet each person’s needs. She adapts sessions to suit how someone prefers to work, whether that means shorter check-ins or deeper weekly conversations.
Background and approach
The goal is to build tools that help manage difficult feelings and improve day-to-day coping. Anna is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is part of how she stays connected with professional standards in the United Kingdom.
She offers sessions in English and can work with people living outside the UK as well. Typical concerns she addresses include parenting challenges, intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and the stresses of caring for others. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, addiction, and midlife transitions.
Her work covers both emotional support and practical strategies. Initial contact begins with a short matching questionnaire and a scheduling step. Sessions are arranged around the client’s availability and delivered through a variety of online formats.
Anna focuses on meeting people where they are and helping them move toward clearer goals.
What Anna works with
Everything Anna lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Anna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that fit parenting and everyday life
Anna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are practical and goal-focused. One approach she often uses involves helping people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns; this can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with stress. Another approach focuses on building stronger emotional connection and clearer communication skills to ease relationship tensions and intimacy-related issues.Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options and try approaches that match the person’s goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is preferred. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, written reflection or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy around work, childcare and busy lives.
Questions people ask about Anna
What kinds of problems does Anna help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief and addictions among other concerns. Parenting and family-related issues are also part of her focus.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and supportive, with calm, respectful dialogue. Sessions often include tools and steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Anna has five years of experience working with people on a range of emotional and life challenges. That work includes bereavement, trauma-related concerns and relationship problems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts clients who live outside the UK.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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