Annie Ryan

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions support
• Relationship and intimacy

About Annie

Annie Ryan works on stress, anxiety, relationships, addiction and other common life difficulties. She uses open, honest conversations to identify what is troubling someone and to agree practical steps forward. Annie is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' experience in private practice.

Annie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people cope with change and feel more able to manage day-to-day pressures. Sessions focus on clear goals, short-term strategies and gentle review of progress. She encourages direct discussion of difficult experiences such as trauma, grief, relationship problems and issues around intimacy.

Clients also work on practical matters such as stress management, boundaries, anger and parenting concerns. Annie offers help with longer-term mood issues including depression and bipolar, and with attention difficulties such as ADHD. She also supports people dealing with identity and relationship questions linked to LGBT concerns.

Her practice includes attention to family-related themes like adoption and foster care, abandonment, blended family issues and carer stress. She will talk through communication problems, codependency and decision points such as separation or divorce. Therapy sessions may include material about dissociation, domestic violence and emotional emptiness when these are relevant.

Annie meets people who bring work and career stress, body image worries, self-esteem problems and compassion fatigue. She aims to work at a pace that suits each person and to review progress regularly so plans can be adjusted as needed.

How evidence-based methods are used in online sessions

Annie works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on setting clear goals and practical steps. One common approach she uses helps people break problems into manageable parts and build skills for day-to-day coping; this suits stress, anxiety and practical life changes. Another approach focuses on talking through difficult experiences and processing emotional responses, which can help with grief, trauma and relationship issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Annie will discuss options with each person and agree together which methods to try, adapting them as goals or circumstances change. This is a collaborative process that checks progress and changes course when needed.

The practical benefits of having sessions remotely include being able to fit counselling into a busy week and avoiding travel time. If you need shorter check-ins, quieter surroundings or not being on camera, those practical preferences can be discussed when you arrange sessions. The exact session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking so you know what will suit your routine.

Topics Annie lists

• Coping with life changes
• Stress and 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 and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Traumatic brain injury
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Questions about Annie

Does she help with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She works with anxiety, stress and coping with life changes using practical strategies and agreed goals.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear goals, short-term strategies and regular review.

How much experience does she have?

Annie has five years' experience working in private practice.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients book sessions?

No. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the available formats when you book.

How much do sessions cost and how do I start?

Cost varies with location and sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.