Welcome…

An unbearable heartache or anxiety, a confusing crossroads in your life, a habit you can’t seem to shift, a relationship going awry, a vague or overwhelming sense of unease?

In therapy I will warmly support you to work towards understanding and change, using a mix of modern and longer-standing therapeutic approaches tailored to your needs.

About therapy with me…

Together we will put words to what is troubling you and feel the impact of your experiences, finding patterns in your life. This will enable us to understand you better.

We will look both at how you feel, think and act in the present, and what has happened in the past, noticing aspects which you are less aware of, and whether different parts of your life feel out of synch. Then we might think about strategies for change, taking your life in the direction you want – whether to manage painful feelings, be more confident in your abilities, feel more connected with other people, feel move alive – or whatever it is.

There will be an emphasis on the emotions that arise during the sessions, and I will be guided by the relationship between us, which might in some ways reflect other important relationships in your life.

I work from a social as well as a psychological perspective, as I believe that culture – including the ways we oppress each other – deeply affects us. Whatever your ethnicity, gender or sexuality, you are welcome.

My qualification is an MA/Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling (including psychodynamics, attachment, existential approaches and neuroscience of emotion). I also hold a BSc in Psychology, and I am completing a Diploma in Group Supervision. I have worked in the NHS and in the non-profit sector (Mind).

My standard fee is £85 per session. I offer reduced fees if this is unaffordable.

It is important to find a therapist who feels right for you. My first session (charged at £65) is a consultation, for you to experience a little of working with me – and I also offer a free 15 minute phone chat for you to ask any questions you might have.

Areas that I cover…

I am experienced in working with the following:

• Feeling anxious, stressed or depressed

• Being at a life transition

• Relationship issues – with partners, children, parents, siblings, friends, colleagues

• Matters to do with work – too little, too much, retirement

• A feeling of general unease, futility or confusion

• Feeling the culture and politics of the wider world in personal and collective life

• Loss or bereavement

• Sexual issues

• Issues around fertility, pregnancy and parenthood

• Challenges of getting older

• Feeling the after-effects of a traumatic experience

• Addiction

Email: anna@annathomastherapy.com

Website: www.annathomastherapy.com