Annabelle Watton, BACP

Annabelle Watton is a counsellor with eight years of professional experience in the UK. She draws on a background in mental health nursing and focuses on helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship problems. She aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable for people who are unsure what to expect.

Annabelle works from the view that each person knows their own story best. She uses that starting point to help people name problems and build on strengths. Sessions are practical and conversational, with space to talk through hard memories and current worries.

Her approach includes client-centred work that follows what the person brings to the room, and psychodynamic ideas that look at past patterns that still cause trouble now. She also uses somatic techniques to notice how the body holds stress, and trauma-focused tools where past hurt needs careful attention.

People often come for help with self-esteem, commitment and communication problems, or difficulties linked to attachment and abandonment. She also has experience with neurodiversity, dissociation and issues around kink or alternative sex culture.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to what the person can manage. Annabelle encourages small, steady steps so people can try out new ways of coping and see what works for them.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-centred therapy focuses on following what the person brings and listening closely to their experience. Online sessions using this approach let the counsellor reflect back what matters most and help people set goals at their own pace.

Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns that started in earlier relationships and how they show up now. In online conversations this can help people notice repeated reactions and try small changes in how they relate to others.

Somatic work pays attention to bodily responses to stress and trauma, such as tension or breath patterns. In remote sessions a counsellor can guide simple body awareness exercises and help people use them between meetings to manage strong feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and can change as you discover what helps.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work or family routines and saving travel time. You can plan appointments that slot into a lunch break or evening, and some people prefer shorter check-ins when life is busy. Please confirm the specific session formats offered before booking so you know how appointments will be delivered.