Annie Haggarty, BACP

Annie Haggarty is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or low self-esteem. She also supports those coping with addictions, trauma and difficult life changes.

She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work. Sessions focus on practical steps and on building confidence to make changes. Annie aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters to them.

Her approach draws on client-centred therapy, which means the conversation follows the person's needs and goals rather than a rigid plan. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioural therapy, helping people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test small changes in daily life.

People come to her for a range of concerns including career stress, relationship communication problems, body image, chronic illness, grief, and issues around commitment and control. She also has experience with attachment difficulties, codependency and the emotional impact of cancer and caregiving.

Annie works with adults seeking support to manage emotions and practical problems. She encourages clear, doable steps between sessions and checks in on progress. The aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to handle what life brings.

How Annie uses client-centred and CBT online

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's priorities and pacing, with the counsellor following what matters most in each conversation. It suits people who want a supportive space to make sense of feelings and to set their own goals. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple exercises to try between sessions to break unhelpful patterns.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. Annie will discuss options with each person and shape the sessions around their needs, goals and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made, and choices are made together so the work feels useful and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging lets people write between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a working day or a busy routine and to keep continuity when life is unpredictable.