Anne Ryan-Thomas, BACP

Anne Ryan-Thomas is a counsellor with a focus on concerns such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with addiction, mood problems like depression and bipolar, trauma and family-related strains. Anne uses straightforward language and aims to make therapy feel practical and accessible.

She adapts the way she works to the person in front of her. That might mean a person-centred approach that follows the client’s pace, or cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful thinking and behaviour. She also draws on creative ways of working when that suits someone better.

Before training as a counsellor, Anne spent 20 years working as a nurse in the NHS. That background gives her experience of long-term health conditions and the links between physical health and emotional wellbeing. Her clinical registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Sessions tend to focus on small, manageable steps. Anne helps people set clear goals and tries out practical strategies between meetings. She gives time to understanding patterns that cause distress and to building everyday coping skills.

People come to her for help with career strain, parenting stress, sleep or eating difficulties, ADHD-related concerns, compassion fatigue and a wide range of other issues. She takes a flexible approach, tailoring methods to what each person needs and prefers.

Approaches that suit online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead, which can help build trust and clarify what matters most. This approach is useful for people who need time to make sense of difficult feelings and to feel heard.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours and tests changes in small steps. It is practical and often helps with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and stress by using clear strategies and homework tasks.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk about what feels most useful and try different methods to fit a person's goals and preferences. That choice is made collaboratively and may change as therapy progresses.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, because the biography does not list them. Online arrangements can make sessions easier to fit into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some people prefer not to use video and choose audio only, while others like having a mix of written or creative tasks between meetings; these practical options can help therapy fit everyday life.