About Annie
Annie Ryan is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom who aims to provide a warm and listening space. She holds BACP accreditation and has five years of independent practice experience. Annie invites people to say what is troubling them and to work together at a pace that feels comfortable.
She focuses on everyday pressures such as stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction-related difficulties and career or parenting strain.
Background and approach
LGBT issues are included among her areas of focus, and she works with mood conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder. Annie pays attention to patterns that cause ongoing problems, including attachment and codependency, communication breakdowns and issues around commitment and control.
She also helps people affected by trauma, domestic violence and dissociation, and those coping with abandonment, adoption, or blended family challenges. Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. Annie and the person she sees agree goals and review progress regularly.
She describes a straightforward approach of listening first, then planning steps that can help someone feel more empowered day to day. If someone wants to begin, they can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to her availability. Costs vary by location and follow a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What Annie works with
Everything Annie lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Annie is listed here; the rest shows what else Annie works with.
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling
Evidence-based techniques are used in a practical, down-to-earth way. One common approach focuses on talking through thoughts and behaviours to spot unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding; this helps with anxiety, low mood and stress. Another approach attends to relationships and attachment – looking at how past experiences shape current connections and communication, which can help with intimacy, codependency and family-related concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative task. Annie will work with someone to identify goals, try methods that suit their needs, and review what is or isn't helping. That shared process allows the plan to change as progress is made or priorities shift.
Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins, and making it possible to meet from different locations. Registered or accredited professionals can still offer the same focus on goals and practical steps whether sessions happen online or in person, and this flexibility often helps people sustain regular therapeutic work.
Questions people ask about Annie
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and coping with life changes, plus grief, relationship and intimacy issues. Addiction, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and ADHD are also part of her focus.
What is her counselling style like?
Her approach begins with listening and being open and honest together. She and the client set goals and review progress at a pace that suits the client.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working in independent practice and broader professional experience prior to that.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK book sessions?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I 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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