About Me

Hi!

I’m Annabelle, a BACP registered psychotherapeutic counsellor and horticultural therapist. I am fully insured and follow the BACP Ethical Framework to ensure best practice. I’m passionate about offering meaningful conversation that helps you to grow in confidence, work through your challenges and be your authentic, ideal self. My priority is to offer you a safe, confidential space where there is respect, a warm understanding and sensitive encouragement at your pace.

Where I work:
I offer walk and talk sessions near Ystradgynlais/Craig-y-Nos, online and telephone counselling sessions.

I offer a free 15 minute introductory call for us to get to know each other and decide if you would like to book your first session.

Style of working and aims:
Together, we will work from a humanistic and creative approach, which focuses on you as a whole person, your views, beliefs, unique experiences, and your potential for growth. If you struggle to verbalise your feelings, that’s ok, I offer visualisation, sandtray and imagery work to enable you feel empowered and able to express yourself.

My passion for combining physical activities, such as nature connection and art within conversations influences my approach, but adapting to meet you and your preferred ways of working is my priority.

Talking and being able to verbalise words and emotions comes easily for some people, for others, it can be really difficult. I feel that offering creative counselling enables and empowers everyone to express themselves through any medium that feels right to them in that moment.

As a late-diagnosed autistic person, I have a particular interest in neurodiversity and supporting neurodivergent clients. My experience includes working with a range of client challenges, including anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, bereavement, abuse, substance misuse and addiction.

I believe that each person is the expert of their own experience. I won’t tell you what to do or assume that I know all the answers. Instead, I will work collaboratively with you to ensure that your experience, needs, and goals are at the heart of each session, and support you to achieve greater understanding, increased clarity, reduced distress, and fulfillment of your highest potential.

When not working I like to spend time outside with my young daughter, hiking, gardening, caring for our small flock of sheep or printmaking.