Anabelle Tidmarsh, BACP

Anabelle Tidmarsh trained in counselling and psychotherapy and holds an MSc with distinction from Keele University. She describes herself as a person-centred practitioner who values the therapeutic relationship as a way to help people notice their own strengths. Anabelle draws on her experience as a client to shape how she listens and responds to others.

She works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. Trauma, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues are also within her practice. Eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger and coping with life changes are other areas she addresses.

Anabelle uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a warm, non-judgemental space where the person leading the goals is the client. She pays attention to how body awareness and breath can support emotional work, and has run relaxation and yoga-based sessions for people who have experienced trauma. Sessions focus on building trust, naming patterns and finding practical ways forward.

She takes time to learn about each person's support network and strengths. Together with the client she explores defence systems that may once have helped but now cause difficulty. The aim is to help people articulate what they want from counselling and to encourage changes they can use in daily life.

Outside work Anabelle spends time with her family and walks her springer spaniel Olly, which she finds grounding and restorative.

How Client-Centred Work Fits Online

Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of sessions. It means the counsellor listens deeply, reflects back what is said and helps people find their own solutions. This style is useful for worries like anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship concerns where exploring personal meaning matters.

She also brings body-aware practices such as relaxation and simple yoga techniques into sessions when appropriate. These approaches help people notice how stress and trauma show up in the body and offer practical ways to calm physical tension alongside talking work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels helpful, then adapt the way sessions run to match each person. This collaborative planning helps choose whether talking, paced reflection or gentle body exercises are best at any point.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging gives flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video is close to in-person conversation, phone can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed, and chat or messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments and to maintain continuity when life is busy.