Annabel Minors, BACP

Annabel Minors is a counsellor with more than 12 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and life changes. She works in both English and French and draws on a calm, down-to-earth style to help clients talk through what is hardest to face.

She offers a gentle, accepting approach and listens without judgement. Sessions focus on understanding what is getting in the way of change and on small steps that make life feel more manageable.

Annabel uses client-centred listening alongside psychodynamic thinking to help people make sense of patterns in relationships and mood. That combination helps uncover old habits, attachment issues and the emotions that drive them.

She has particular experience with relationship concerns including communication problems, infidelity, separation and the fallout of narcissistic or emotional abuse. She also supports people dealing with low self-esteem, guilt, shame, emptiness and loneliness.

Workplace stress and multicultural or intercultural difficulties are other areas where she can help. Her own experience living in France informs her sensitivity to feeling rootless or out of place in a new culture.

Sessions aim to be practical and compassionate. Conversations often move between what feels painful now and the past patterns that feed it, with the goal of clearer choices and steadier emotional footing.

How Annabel’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and on reflecting back what the person brings. It helps people feel heard and gain clarity about their feelings, which can be useful for anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship worries.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring patterns and early relationship experiences that shape current feelings and reactions. It can help people understand why they repeat certain behaviours and open up new choices in relationships and at work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Annabel will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will shape sessions together to match what feels most helpful. That collaborative planning helps decide whether to focus on immediate coping skills, exploration of past patterns, or a mix of both.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit a short break at work or quieter moments, and live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around daily life.