Counsellor profile
Anne Craven, NCPS
Counsellor - trauma and anxiety support
See online counselling options- Client-Centred
- Solution-Focused
- Trauma work
About Anne
Counsellor and NCPS member Anne Craven has 12 years' experience working with adults across a wide range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression and addictions. She describes her work as integrative, drawing on client-centred, solution-focused and trauma-informed ways of working. Sessions are offered in English and she practices in the United Kingdom.
Anne uses client-centred methods to listen and reflect so people can make sense of difficult feelings. She also applies solution-focused techniques to help identify practical steps for day-to-day change. Trauma-focused work and inner child approaches are used when past experiences are affecting current life.
Her background includes supporting people who have lived with childhood trauma, adult trauma and post-traumatic stress. She has experience with mood disorders, personality-related difficulties, low self-esteem and addiction issues. This experience informs how she plans sessions and tailors the pace of work.
In sessions Anne pays attention to patterns in relationships and attachment. That can help when intimacy, commitment or communication problems cause strain. She also works with people facing bereavement, career stress, parenting pressures and major life transitions.
Practical matters such as sleeping or eating difficulties are part of the work when they are connected to emotional distress. People can expect a straightforward conversation about goals and options at the start. The counsellor invites a collaborative approach to decide what to focus on in future meetings.
How Anne brings attachment and trauma work online
Anne commonly draws on attachment-based work to look at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current feelings. This approach helps when intimacy, communication or commitment issues are a concern. She also uses client-centred practice, which focuses on listening and reflecting so people can clarify what matters most to them.These approaches are discussed together at the start of work. Finding the right way to work is collaborative. The counsellor will talk through preferences, goals and what feels manageable, and then agree an approach for the coming sessions.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings around work, childcare and travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or reduce the need to travel. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to continue therapeutic work when meeting in person is harder.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma, among other concerns such as relationship and parenting pressures.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her style is integrative. She uses client-centred listening, solution-focused goal work and trauma-focused approaches including inner child work.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked as a registered therapist for 12 years, supporting people with trauma, mood issues and addiction.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with NCPS as provided in her profile details.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.