Vanessa Anthony, BACP, NCPS

Vanessa Anthony is a counsellor who focuses on midlife change, stress and anxiety. She works in a straightforward way and helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about the next step. Vanessa aims to create a calm space where clients can talk through hard experiences and practical worries.

She uses a person-centred style that treats each person as the expert in their own life. That means sessions often start by listening carefully to what matters to the client and identifying small changes that feel doable. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new ways of coping.

Vanessa has nine years of experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. She has worked with people from different cultural and faith backgrounds and with neurodivergent clients. Her experience includes supporting people through grief, trauma, family tensions and problems with sleep or eating.

In practical terms she aims for clear, step-by-step work. This can include setting manageable goals, practising coping skills between sessions and reviewing what helps. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client’s needs.

People choosing to work with Vanessa are likely to find a direct, empathic style that focuses on clear strategies as well as listening. She encourages people to build on their strengths and to try small experiments that can lead to bigger changes over time.

How Vanessa’s approaches work in online counselling

Vanessa blends person-centred work with cognitive behavioural and mindfulness ideas to help clients make practical change. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client’s story so sessions begin by exploring what matters most. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours, offering simple exercises to test new ways of responding. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try approaches that fit the client’s needs. That way therapy stays collaborative and can shift if something isn’t helping.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the therapist's profile does not specify them here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from a familiar setting. It can also make short, focused sessions or phone-only check-ins simpler to schedule when time or bandwidth is limited.