Hello and a warm welcome
I wonder if you have reached this page because you feel anxious, stressed or overwhelmed? Maybe you are struggling to heal from the legacy of past traumatic experiences, loss or bereavement which continue to impact your life, relationships and emotional energy? Does your body feel continually tense and your nervous system need a break? Perhaps you are unsure what's going on, but feel physically and emotionally drained, stuck and lost? Let's face it, modern life is tough enough without the additional challenges we meet along our path. It might feel very difficult, even scary, right now - but it's okay to need help.
As an experienced, BACP accredited and UK registered integrative counsellor, trauma therapist and breathwork coach perhaps I can help you? I offer a calm, respectful and supportive space to help unravel and make sense of what is happening for you, whilst resetting your nervous system. I am used to working with adults experiencing all kinds of emotional difficulties and dysregulation in both short and long-term therapy.
Whether you are struggling with anxiety, stress, trauma, loss and bereavement, phobias, relational difficulties, or are trying to navigate mid-life challenges, I will support you to find balance, understanding and resolution, whilst regaining a sense of self and inner safety. I will tailor my approach to your individual needs and preferences, drawing from a broad and holistic mix of psychotherapies, including talking therapy, somatic therapy, EMDR, CBT, parts therapy,creative therapy, clinical hypnotherapy, NLP,TFT (a tapping therapy) and functional breathwork.
I work with individual adults of all ages - from students and young adults (age 18+) just starting out in life, to those approaching or in retirement. Whether you wish to access therapy
in-person, in my dedicated therapy room in the Suffolk countryside (easily accessible from the A14 and A134), or online from anywhere in the UK, a warm and gentle welcome awaits. So, if you are finding things difficult, please take a moment to find out how I can help.
Current Availability
No new client availability at present.
I update this page whenever I have spaces.
If you would like to work with me please do check back.
Practice hours: Monday - Friday (8am - 6pm)
How I can help
I take an intuitive, compassionate and creative approach to therapy. First and foremost, however, I offer a calm, respectful and empathic space to talk - and feel really heard. Throughout our time together I will stay consistently alongside, supporting you to gently explore and make sense of whatever is happening for you. Together we will find a way to move you through your difficulties at a pace that feels right for you
I am interested in hearing your whole story, not just easing your emotional and physical symptoms. I look to understand what has happened to you, but also what perhaps hasn't happened or is missing. In my experience it is this approach that brings about the most effective and long-lasting change - for both mind and body - when working with anxiety, trauma and loss.
Whatever you bring to therapy I will work within my professional competencies and capacity to support you. I am passionate about championing emotional wellbeing and resilience - considering your mental, emotional and physiological needs as a whole. I have an active interest in the mind-body relationship and how anxiety, stress and trauma is held within the body and autonomic nervous system. For this reason I use a combination of traditional 'top-down' (talking) therapy with'bottom-up' (body and breath-based) somatic approaches to best support healing, resolution and growth.
However we agree to work, it is important to me that we build a healthy and empowering therapeutic relationship together, and that you have autonomy and choice within sessions. Our life stories, identities, skin colour and abilities may present both differences and similarities, but I will endeavour to stay open, curious and attuned to your lived experiences and needs, supporting you to access your personal power to the best of my ability. I value individual responsibility and choice but acknowledge the impact of social inequities on this, so am open to making reasonable adjustments to my practice where needed. I own my continual personal development to ensure my services remain as accessible as possible.
When you choose me as your therapist, I will do my best to come alongside you in life, seeing you, hearing you and supporting you to express and meet your needs, whilst growing in self-awareness, resourcefulness and emotional resilience. It is my hope that our time together will support you to move forward in life with positivity, hope, meaning, purpose and self-compassion.
How therapy will work
Whether we are working in-person or online we will agree a regular time and day, to be your 'space' for as long as you need. This is usually weekly, sometimes fortnightly.
The length of therapy will be agreed between us. You may only require a few solution-focused sessions to work with a specific problem or goal, to learn coping and emotional regulation strategies, or for me to be alongside for a short while to ground and 'hold' you steady in uncertain times. Alternatively, you may benefit from us spending longer exploring the roots of your difficulties at a deeper level.
As our journey together continues, I will invite curiosity and self-reflection, gently bringing awareness to any unhelpful thoughts, perceptions, defensive or unhealthy patterns that may be holding you back. Together we will explore these and look to find new, healthier ways of being.
Longer term therapy, when working at relational depth and at the right pace, can help you to find a sense of inner safety. This supports the releasing and processing of deeper, painful and often distressing emotions to bring a sense of wholeness and change. Here, we might work more creatively, bringing in other trauma-informed approaches to access parts of the mind that sit outside of conscious awareness. This safely supports deeper level exploration and understanding to ultimately change any unhealthy, unconscious processes and behaviours. It is often these unconscious patterns, usually developed in childhood - helpful perhaps then, but no longer serving us in the present - that keep us stuck.
I am a strong advocator of ‘one size does not fit all’. Instead, I adapt and integrate a blend of what, over the years, I have found works best from the different psychotherapies I practice. Together, we will discuss and agree how to best move you toward the outcome you seek, and regularly review this. Whatever the length and nature of therapy, unless otherwise agreed,
sessions are 1 hour.
About me
Hello, I'm Anita, an experienced UK registered and BACP accredited integrative counsellor, somatic trauma therapist, clinical hypnotherapist, master NLP practitioner, EMDR practitioner, diagnostic TFT practitioner and functional breathwork coach. I am also an associate tutor with the Bedfordshire Centre for Therapeutic Studies, and a CPCAB approved tutor for the L3 Award in Breathwork Coaching.
I work in private practice, both in-person in Suffolk and online across the UK. I also accept private GP and EAP referrals, and offer funded sessions via YANA, an East Anglian charity offering mental health support for people involved in agriculture and rural business.
I have been in therapeutic practice since 2012. During this time I have worked as a women's wellbeing coach, a clinical hypnotherapist, a counsellor for a local social enterprise and NHS IAPT service, and as an Anxiety UK Approved Therapist. I now work exclusively in private practice, having launched this in 2019. In addition, I have extensive prior experience in both corporate sales and marketing, and state education.
From my peaceful and comfortable client room in Bury St Edmunds, or online via secure video link, I offer you a respectful, confidential and supportive space to talk, get curious, explore and grow with a gentle, caring, professional therapist and educator.
