Anne Thorpe, BACP

Anne Thorpe trained in the UK and has five years of professional experience in counselling. She holds BACP accreditation and uses a blend of approaches to meet each person's needs. Anne aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what is worrying them and find practical ways forward.

She regularly supports people facing stress, anxiety and depression. Anne also helps with relationship concerns, low self-esteem, coping with life changes and addiction-related struggles. Sleeping problems, anger and grief are within her areas of focus, as is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Anne believes the client knows their story best and brings their own strengths to therapy. She works alongside people to build on those strengths and to set realistic steps for change. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support during that process.

Her background includes group work with women who have experienced domestic abuse and outreach counselling with people who were homeless and managing daily survival. These roles shaped her practical approach to immediate needs and safety, alongside longer term goals.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented when useful, with flexibility to slow down and reflect when that fits the person. Anne adapts the way she works to suit individual circumstances and what each person says they need.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Anne uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the person. One common approach is working with thoughts and behaviours to reduce anxiety and depression; this usually involves spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and practising different ways of responding in everyday situations. Another strand focuses on building emotion regulation and coping strategies to manage anger, grief and stress, with simple practical tools to try between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. The therapist and client will decide together what feels most helpful based on current problems, goals and personal preferences. Sessions can shift over time from practical skill-building to deeper reflection as needs change.

Online therapy here is offered by registered or accredited professionals via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets you talk face to face and see non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is a problem. Live chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.