Anneke Beresford

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and mindfulness

About Anneke

Anneke Beresford helps people work through stress, anxiety, relationship problems, addictions, trauma and eating difficulties using a person-centred way of working. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 13 years of professional experience in the UK.

She uses a person-centred approach that focuses on the client's own pace and goals. Sessions are conversational and aim to make sense of difficult feelings and repeated patterns. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours where appropriate.

Anneke has supported people through grief, intimacy concerns, sleep problems and parenting strain. She also works with issues such as bipolar and depression, compassion fatigue, ADHD and career-related stress. Her background includes work with trauma, abuse and addiction, and she lists additional focus areas such as body image, attachment issues and chronic illness.

Her sessions include practical strategies as well as reflective discussion. That can mean noticing and changing thinking patterns, practising mindfulness skills, and setting small, achievable goals. The emphasis is on what the client wants to change and how to make steady progress.

Anneke communicates in English. Practical details such as cost vary with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Anneke combines person-centred work with cognitive behavioural and mindfulness methods. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and supporting the client to identify what matters to them and the changes they want to make. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers practical exercises to test new ways of thinking. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple exercises for noticing thoughts and bodily sensations, useful for stress, sleep and anxiety.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. That collaborative decision makes it easier to try methods such as short CBT tasks, mindful practices between sessions, or solution-focused goal work.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family or travel. It can allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and help maintain continuity when life circumstances change. Registered or accredited professionals including counsellors use these ways of working to make therapy more practical for everyday life.

Topics Anneke lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Eating disorders
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Anneke

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She lists anxiety and stress among her main areas of work and uses approaches suited to these issues.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises a person-centred approach and also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she a member of a professional body and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.