Dr. Ana Cristina Atanes, BACP

Dr. Ana Cristina Atanes trained as an integral therapeutic counsellor and brings five years of clinical experience to her work. She is a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Her practice welcomes people aged 18 and over and supports those from different cultural backgrounds. She speaks English and Portuguese and accepts international clients.

Her approach balances present-moment awareness with practical talking and reflection. Sessions often focus on making sense of stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and low self-esteem. She also helps people facing burnout, compassion fatigue, chronic pain and the questions that arise during midlife shifts.

In therapy she mixes person-centred listening with evidence-informed tools. This can mean gentle exploration of life patterns, learning strategies for managing mood, and mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity. The work aims to help people notice what matters and try small, practical changes between sessions.

Dr Atanes studied mindfulness, self-compassion and the effects of stress as part of her master's and PhD research. That background informs how she discusses burnout and long-term stress with clients. Practical exercises and reflective conversation are used side by side, depending on what each person needs.

People who come to her often want clearer ways to cope, better sleep, or help to stop impulsive behaviours like smoking or problematic drinking. She focuses on steady progress and on building skills people can use in everyday life. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the process on the site.

Approaches you can access online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to take small steps toward what matters. It can help with anxiety, low mood and decisions that come up during life transitions.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on careful listening and a warm, non-judgemental relationship. This approach helps people feel heard and make sense of their own priorities and values.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical changes. CBT tools are often used for sleep problems, anxiety and managing urges linked to addictions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods collaboratively. Over a few sessions she will suggest ways of working that feel useful and adjust them as progress is made.

The biography does not state which online session types are offered, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when useful, reduce travel time and let people work on skills in the setting where they live. Registered or accredited professionals commonly offer remote consultations to help people maintain continuity of care and practice new skills between sessions.