About Ann
Ann Foster is a psychotherapeutic counsellor registered in the UK with nine years of professional experience. She works in a relational, client-led way and keeps each person’s needs and goals at the centre of sessions. Ann aims to offer a respectful and compassionate space for people to explore difficult feelings and life changes.
Her approach begins with listening closely to what matters to the individual. From there she and the client build a plan together to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship or intimacy issues.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with stress at work, body image and eating concerns, and the challenges that come with caregiving or chronic health problems. Ann draws on methods that include client-centred ideas, narrative techniques and trauma-focused work to help people tell their stories differently.
She also uses Internal Family Systems ideas and Imago relationship work when relevant to the goals set in therapy. These approaches are used to help people make sense of patterns and to practise new ways of relating to themselves and others. She holds NCPS as her listed credential.
Sessions are led by the client and shaped around what the person wants to achieve. Ann welcomes people from LGBT communities and others who want support with identity, belonging and relationships. If someone is ready to start, the process involves completing a short questionnaire and arranging sessions according to her availability.
Practical next steps are described through the site’s Start Therapy flow.
What Ann works with
Everything Ann lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Ann is listed here; the rest shows what else Ann works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ann lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Ann uses client-centred work which focuses on listening and following what matters to the person. This means sessions start with the client’s priorities and build from there, helping with anxiety, depression, stress and life transitions. Imago Relationship Therapy looks at how early patterns affect current relationship interactions and offers exercises to practise better communication and understanding.Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from difficult problems by looking at the stories they tell about their lives. It can be useful for grief, identity questions and issues linked to trauma or long-standing patterns. The therapist will explain these approaches and discuss which might help with a person’s goals.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Ann will work collaboratively to choose or adapt methods based on the client’s needs, aims and preferences. That might mean trying a narrative exercise one week and a trauma-focused method the next, depending on how things evolve.
The practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions more easily into a busy week and avoiding travel time or scheduling conflicts. Because formats are not listed in the biography, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what is offered. The aim is to make therapy workable alongside everyday life while focusing on the changes the client wants to make.
Questions people ask about Ann
What kinds of problems does Ann help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. Other areas include eating concerns, career stress, caregiving strain and issues linked to chronic illness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centred and relational, so sessions are guided by the person’s priorities. She blends narrative, trauma-focused and Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand and change unhelpful patterns.
What experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with people facing a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns. That experience informs a practical, down-to-earth approach.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom. The profile presents NCPS as the credential provided.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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