Ann O' Sullivan
Compassionate counsellor for anxiety and addiction
About Ann
Ann O' Sullivan is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and related life changes. She works with people coping with low mood, relationship strain, workplace issues, and self-esteem difficulties. Ann uses plain language and practical tools to help clients move forward.
Ann describes people as the experts in their own lives and builds on their strengths. She offers structured, supportive sessions that aim to reduce intrusive thoughts, panic, and overwhelming worry.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and centred on the client’s immediate concerns. Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy to help people understand and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. She also uses Emotionally-Focused and Solution-Focused ideas when appropriate, and narrative approaches to help people make sense of hard experiences.
Ann holds the BACP credential, which is shown as BACP. She has four years of professional counselling experience and works with adults dealing with addiction-related problems, bereavement, and complex emotional issues. She explains things clearly and offers step-by-step coping strategies.
Therapy sessions can include planning small, achievable changes and practising new responses to stress. Ann helps people build skills for long-term confidence and healthier routines. Her aim is to support practical progress, one step at a time.
What Ann works with
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Sessions & fees
How Ann's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and able to find their own solutions. It often helps when someone needs space to talk through painful feelings and build self-trust.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, panic, compulsions and low mood. It is useful for people who want structured tools and homework to practise between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what matters most to the client and try different ways of working until a good fit is found. That collaboration helps shape goals and the pace of therapy.
Online sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging and suit different needs. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work, while live chat or messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or when writing helps people organise thoughts. These options give practical flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent alongside daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
