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Anna Clifton

Therapist or counsellor · United Kingdom

Anna Clifton

BACP

BACP counsellor - Life purpose and relationships

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Experience
5 years
Based in
United Kingdom
Sessions
Online
Languages
English
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Depression support
  • Relationship issues

About Anna

Anna Clifton is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She works with adults facing low mood, depression, stress and anxiety. She also helps people dealing with relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and addiction-related problems.

Anna focuses on practical, conversational work. Sessions aim to clarify what feels stuck and to try small changes that can make day-to-day life easier. She adjusts the pace to suit each person and discusses options plainly rather than using jargon.

People bring many kinds of crossroads to sessions - career doubts, parenting strain, midlife questions, or a sense of lost direction. Anna listens for patterns such as attachment or abandonment worries, codependency, isolation and intimacy difficulties, and then helps people notice what keeps those patterns going.

Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood, trauma and relationship issues. She pays attention to how past experiences shape current choices and uses practical strategies to build more useful habits and ways of relating. Conversations cover feelings, behaviour and everyday routines that can be changed.

Anna also supports clients dealing with ageing and caregiving stress, cancer-related challenges, divorce and substance issues. She speaks English and accepts international clients. To start, people use the site matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the online booking flow.

Registration on record

BACP
United Kingdom · 393674

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

BACP · United Kingdom

Languages

English

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Anna draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Cognitive-style approaches look at how unhelpful thinking patterns influence mood and choices and offer practical exercises to test new ways of thinking. Relationship-focused work examines attachment and communication patterns to help people change how they relate to others and manage intimacy and boundary issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and decide together which techniques to try. That collaborative way helps match methods to the problem, whether it is low mood, life transitions, or relationship strain.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone join from where they are in the moment, which may help maintain continuity during life changes. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework to remote work so progress is practical and focused.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Anna work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma, addiction issues and life purpose questions.

How does she approach feeling stuck?

She uses clear, evidence-based techniques and practical conversation to identify unhelpful patterns and try small changes that can improve daily life.

How much experience does she have?

Anna has five years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, relationship and life transition issues.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a member of 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 in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are offered?

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the booking flow.

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