Ann O' Sullivan, BACP

Counsellor Ann O' Sullivan is a BACP member with four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with adults on common problems such as stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low mood and relationship issues. She also supports people dealing with life changes, workplace strain and self-esteem difficulties.

Ann uses mainly Client-Centred approaches alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other practical methods. Sessions are structured to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and learn coping techniques. She aims to help clients build confidence and practical tools for day-to-day life.

Her work has a strong focus on addiction and related problems. She writes that addiction often follows trauma or major life change and that addressing underlying causes is important for recovery. Ann describes helping people understand how addictive behaviour affects work, health and relationships.

She has particular experience with anxiety, including panic and phobias, and with bereavement. For anxiety she uses methods that give ways to manage symptoms and look at causes. For grief she helps people adjust to loss and find ways to keep memories in mind while moving forward.

Ann's earlier work in children's residential settings shaped her awareness of complex family dynamics. She frames sessions around the client's own story and strengths, and combines person-centred listening with structured, evidence-based techniques such as CBT and solution-focused steps.

How Ann uses approaches in online counselling