Anna Bridgland, BACP

Anna Bridgland helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and grief. She supports those coping with relationship and intimacy concerns, family and parenting difficulties, and struggles with self-esteem and shame. She also works with people dealing with career questions, ADHD, anger and social anxiety.

Anna uses a straightforward, respectful approach in sessions. She listens first and adapts each conversation to the person's needs. Her counselling draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, choosing what fits the situation.

In practice she will create a plan with clear steps to try between meetings. That might include short experiments to test new ways of coping or simple skills to manage strong emotions. Sessions emphasise practical strategies and honest reflection rather than long lectures.

She has seven years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. Anna works with people from different backgrounds and accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. Conversations are in English.

Signing up starts with a short matching questionnaire and a chance to schedule sessions at times that suit you. Anna aims to make the first appointment straightforward so people can begin working on the issues that matter most to them.

How Anna uses talking therapies online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and understanding. The counsellor follows the person's lead and helps them find their own solutions, which suits issues like low self-esteem, relationship worries and grief.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and short experiments to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, anger and addictions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anna will discuss different options and decide together which methods fit your goals and preferences. The choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good shorter option or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit brief check-ins or flexible schedules. These formats make it easier to work around work, childcare or travel and help people sustain regular sessions despite a busy life.