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Ana (Anabel) Olmedo Gonzalez, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 7 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Spanish
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

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Ana (Anabel) Olmedo Gonzalez offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She works in English and Spanish and draws on seven years of clinical experience to help clients make sense of hard times. Ana uses a warm, person-focused style that aims to make difficult feelings easier to sit with and understand.

Ana combines a person-centred way of working with practices from mindfulness and existential thinking.

Background and approach

Sessions are a place to be listened to without judgment and to gently explore what matters most. Practical steps are discussed when useful, and attention is given to how feelings show up in the body and daily life. Her background includes professional accreditation with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).

Ana has worked in NHS Talking Therapy Services and in independent practice in Exeter and online. That mix of settings informs how she tailors sessions to different needs and routines. Ana’s main clinical interests include trauma and abuse, bereavement including suicide loss, grief, compassion fatigue, and long-standing depression.

She also helps people with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, family of origin issues, immigration questions and life purpose work. She pays attention to how attachment and ageing can affect wellbeing. Outside work she draws on a personal practice of meditation and yoga and is training as a yoga teacher.

This personal experience influences how she uses breath, presence and gentle body awareness in sessions when appropriate.

How Ana’s approaches work in online sessions

Ana uses a person-centred approach that puts the client’s experience at the centre. This means sessions focus on listening closely, reflecting what’s shared and helping people name their feelings so they feel less overwhelmed. It is helpful for stress, depression and relationship concerns.

She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to look at how emotions and attachment patterns shape relationships and intimacy. This can help people understand painful patterns and try new ways of relating. Existential therapy is used to talk about life purpose, meaning and the hard questions that can come with major life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ana will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts the mix of listening, reflective questions, mindfulness and practical steps as the relationship develops.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and styles. Video lets people see facial cues, phone may be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can work for quick check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life.

What concerns does Ana commonly help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and bereavement, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues and career or life-purpose questions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is person-centred and attentive, with elements of mindfulness and existential reflection to help people make meaning and find manageable steps forward.

How much experience does she have?

Ana has seven years of clinical experience working in NHS Talking Therapy Services and in independent practice, including online work.

What credentials and region are relevant?

She holds professional accreditation with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and works in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, offering several ways to connect.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Ana?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 7 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English, Spanish

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Ana (Anabel) Olmedo Gonzalez, NCPS

Background and approach

How Ana’s approaches work in online sessions

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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