Ana-Maria Anica, BACP

Ana-Maria Anica is a BACP counsellor who supports people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain and life transitions. She draws on several therapeutic styles to make sessions feel approachable and practical. Her manner is warm and non-judgemental, aimed at helping people take small, manageable steps forward.

She works with each person to untangle patterns that cause stress or low self-esteem. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the client and on building everyday tools that help between meetings. Ana-Maria uses clear language and steady guidance rather than jargon or complicated models.

Her background blends client-centred care with mindfulness and attachment-informed thinking. That mix helps when someone needs to process painful memories, adjust after loss, or steady emotional reactions. Techniques are chosen to match the issue, whether that is ongoing anxiety, grief, or struggles with intimacy and trust.

Practical concerns such as sleeping, eating, work stress or addictive behaviours are addressed with steps people can try right away. She also supports those coping with caregiving strain, body image worries, adoption or abandonment experiences, and work-related compassion fatigue. Sessions may involve talking through problems, trying mindfulness exercises, or setting behavioural goals.

Ana-Maria offers therapy in English and Romanian and accepts international clients. She aims to create a calm space where people can explore at their own pace and leave with clearer next steps.

How Ana-Maria’s approaches work online

Ana-Maria draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions that feel stuck. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships influence current patterns and closeness in adult connections; this can help with intimacy issues, abandonment themes, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ana-Maria will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then use ACT, attachment-informed ideas or client-centred ways as a collaborative plan. The choice of methods can change over time based on what helps most in practice.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make fitting therapy into life easier. Video calls are close to in-person meetings and work well for deeper conversations, phone sessions need less bandwidth and suit shorter check-ins, and chat or messaging can be useful for quick updates or when scheduling is tight. These options aim to give practical flexibility so people can access consistent support around work, travel or family commitments.