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Anna Gardner, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

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Anna Gardner helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She works with clear, practical steps so conversations feel focused and manageable. Anna aims to make the first contact straightforward and calm for someone feeling overwhelmed.

She draws on five years of experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, which she uses to frame her practice. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s needs.

Background and approach

She listens closely to both what is said and what is left unsaid, and she pays attention to how problems show up in day-to-day life. Anna often supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and the emotional fallout of infidelity or addiction.

She also helps with money worries, midlife transitions, guilt and shame, isolation, and finding life purpose. Her work addresses practical problems alongside emotional healing. Her style is warm and direct.

She works collaboratively to set clear goals and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the individual. Conversations focus on small, achievable changes and on building skills people can use between sessions. Working with Anna usually involves a mix of reflection and action.

She encourages honest exploration of difficult feelings while also offering tools for managing them. People seeking steady support through stressful periods will find a practical and empathetic counsellor in her.

Approaches Anna Uses and how online therapy fits

Anna works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to both reduce distress and build practical skills. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood; it teaches concrete strategies for calmer thinking and steadier routines. Another approach emphasises understanding attachment and relational patterns, helping people see how past relationships affect current ones and offering ways to form healthier connections.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt techniques to suit the person. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and mobility limits. Video helps keep face-to-face interaction, phone can be a helpful shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging options support ongoing reflection and quick check-ins between sessions. These choices allow people to engage in the way that best matches their life and needs.

What concerns does Anna address?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. Anna also focuses on issues like attachment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, addiction, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm, direct and collaborative. Sessions combine listening with practical steps and clear goals.

What background and experience does she have?

Anna has five years of clinical experience working in the United Kingdom. She uses that experience to tailor support to each person’s needs.

What credentials and location are recorded?

She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are sessions priced?

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

How does someone begin therapy with her?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also listed

Abandonment
Attachment issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Depression
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Forgiveness
Grief
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Experience: 5 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Anna

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Anna Gardner, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches Anna Uses and how online therapy fits

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety