Vanessa Anthony

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief and loss

About Vanessa

Vanessa Anthony helps people work through stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and a range of other life challenges. She uses person-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches and has nine years' experience. Vanessa is BACP and NCPS accredited and works from the United Kingdom.

Her practice focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Sessions pay attention to what is happening now and what has led to those difficulties. She draws on client-centred methods to listen and follow each person’s priorities, alongside cognitive behavioural techniques to identify patterns of thought and behaviour that maintain distress.

Vanessa has supported people with relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting concerns, anger and self-esteem. She also works with people facing career changes, bipolar-related challenges, ADHD, and coping with life after separation or loss. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image and chronic illness or pain.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She helps people notice what is already working for them and experiments with small changes. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used to build coping skills and short-term goals when these suit the person's needs.

Vanessa has experience working with people from different cultures, faiths and neurodivergent backgrounds. She asks about practical needs and preferences at the first meeting and agrees aims with each person before moving forward.

How Vanessa applies talking therapies online

Vanessa draws on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy in sessions. Client-centred work focuses on listening to what each person says matters and following their priorities, which helps with relationship issues, grief and family concerns. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers practical experiments to reduce anxiety, low mood and unhelpful coping habits.

She also uses mindfulness techniques to help with awareness of thoughts and bodily reactions, and solution-focused ideas to set short-term, achievable goals. Together these approaches make it possible to balance exploring past influences with making changes that work now. Finding the right mix is part of the work and she will discuss options so the approach fits the person’s aims and preferences.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which formats are available before booking. Online sessions can help fit counselling around work and family commitments, reduce travel time and make it easier to keep regular appointments. They can also allow for shorter check-ins or for people to choose not to use video when that is preferable.

Topics Vanessa lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Body image
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

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

Questions about Vanessa

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. Vanessa helps people manage symptoms of stress and anxiety using person-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She combines client-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural therapy, and also uses mindfulness and solution-focused ideas where helpful.

How long has she been practising?

She has nine years of professional experience working in counselling and therapy.

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is BACP and NCPS accredited and practises from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people based in the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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