About Anna
Anna Gilmore is a counsellor with ten years' experience who focuses on helping people manage emotional pain and life changes. She works with clients facing anxiety, depression, trauma, eating concerns, bipolar disorder and issues around identity and intimacy. Anna is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Her background includes work with a range of charities and community services. Anna has volunteered at Rape Crisis and served eight years on a Women’s Aid committee.
Background and approach
She has also worked for Mind, provided counselling in a secondary school for 11-18 year olds, and supports elite athletes through a sporting charity. Much of her work has involved supporting people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence. Anna uses a client-centred approach that keeps the person’s experience at the heart of the work.
She helps clients talk through difficult memories, understand current patterns and make practical changes that fit their lives. Sessions are focused on what matters to the individual and move at a pace they can manage. She has formal academic training including a BSc (Hons) in Reflective Therapeutic Practice and an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience from King’s College London.
Anna also holds additional qualifications in couples counselling, clinical supervision, safeguarding, sexual oppression and domestic violence training, autism awareness and eating disorders. People describe her work as respectful and down-to-earth, with attention to practical coping and understanding, especially around relationships, identity and trauma-related concerns.
What Anna works with
Everything Anna lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Anna is listed here; the rest shows what else Anna works with.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Anna lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How client-centred work adapts to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's own experience at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear and follows the client's lead. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, relationship concerns and processing difficult life events.Anna's way of working focuses on understanding each person's needs and priorities. She will collaborate with clients to decide how to proceed and what techniques feel most helpful. Finding the best approach is presented as a joint process that can change over time as needs shift.
If you are considering remote work, please confirm which session formats are offered before booking since the profile does not list them. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. Online working can also make it simpler to maintain continuity when someone is travelling or living abroad.
Registered or accredited professionals tailor session length and frequency to individual goals and practical needs. Anna will discuss what style and rhythm of sessions best match the issues you want to work on and help adjust the plan as therapy progresses.
Questions people ask about Anna
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Anna works with a wide range of difficulties including trauma and abuse, grief, eating issues, bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression. She also supports people with relationship and intimacy-related concerns and identity questions including LGBT matters.
How would you describe Anna's therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred approach, focusing on the person's own experience and priorities. Sessions tend to centre on listening, understanding patterns and making practical changes together.
What is Anna's professional background?
Anna has ten years' experience and has worked with charities such as Women’s Aid, Mind and Rape Crisis, and provided counselling in a secondary school. She also works with a sporting charity supporting elite athletes.
What are Anna's credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and Anna accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Anna?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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