Anna Critsinelis

Anna Critsinelis is a counsellor with ten years' experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety and life transitions. She holds a BACP credential and works in the United Kingdom. Anna writes in a straightforward way and aims to make first steps into therapy feel manageable for worried people. Her sessions focus on practical support. She helps people build coping skills for issues like low self‑esteem, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD and overwhelm. Anna also addresses relationship patterns such as attachment and abandonment worries, and sensitive topics including gender dysphoria and alternative sexual cultures. Anna prefers a collaborative style. She listens without judgement and works with each person to set small, achievable goals. Where useful she draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Solution‑Focused techniques to shape the work. In the room she will help identify unhelpful patterns and practise different ways of responding. That might mean examining thoughts and behaviours, trying out new communication approaches, or setting short experiments between sessions. The focus is on what helps in day‑to‑day life. Sessions are conducted in English and Portuguese and can include people from outside the UK. Practical arrangements such as timing and fees are agreed when booking, and a short questionnaire is used to match people with the right counsellor.

How Anna uses evidence‑based approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without becoming overwhelmed by them, and then to act in line with personal values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and motivation issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to manage anxiety, low mood and impulsivity. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Anna will listen to what matters most, try methods that suit the person's goals, and adjust the work as progress is made. The choice of techniques depends on individual needs, preferences and what feels most helpful in sessions. Confirm the available session options before booking since specific online formats are not stated in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use different tools during sessions such as worksheets or guided exercises that translate well to a screen. Registered or accredited professionals aim to match approach and practical arrangements so therapy fits into everyday life without adding extra strain.