Annie Ryan, BACP

Annie Ryan is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with five years in private practice. She holds BACP accreditation, and she focuses on helping people through major life transitions and the stresses that come with them.

She offers a calm listening space and an open, honest way of working. Conversations begin with what is worrying the person in front of her. Together they identify priorities and agree a pace that feels manageable.

Her work covers common concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress and addiction. She also helps with relationship and intimacy difficulties, grief, parenting strains and issues linked to identity, including LGBT concerns. Midlife change and career uncertainty are included among the life shifts she supports people through.

Annie has experience supporting those dealing with trauma, abuse and dissociation, and she can help when people feel stuck by abandonment, codependency or low self-esteem. She also works with people affected by bipolar disorder and ADHD alongside mood difficulties.

Sessions focus on practical steps and regular review. The aim is to build coping skills, reduce distress and help people move towards clearer choices. Prospective clients are asked to start by completing the service questionnaire and then schedule a session according to availability.

Practical approaches you can use online

Many of the techniques Annie describes are grounded in evidence-based therapeutic work that focuses on building coping skills and clearer decision making. Cognitive approaches aim to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced ideas, which can reduce anxiety and help with low mood. Behavioural strategies focus on small, practical steps and routine changes that improve day-to-day functioning and reduce stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and will review progress over time to adjust the plan together.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand. It also makes it simpler to maintain continuity when life is changing, while still focusing on the same practical steps and reflective conversations used in face-to-face work.