Anna Bridgland
Compassionate practical support for everyday struggles
About Anna
Anna Bridgland helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression and addiction. She supports those facing relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, anger and the challenge of life changes. Parents who feel overwhelmed and people managing ADHD or social anxiety may also find her helpful.
Anna works with issues around self-esteem, guilt and shame, loneliness, career worries and finding life purpose. Anna uses simple, direct talking and practical techniques in sessions. She listens without judgement and adapts the pace to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters now and on small steps that can shift day-to-day life. Her approach draws on Client-Centred Therapy, which means the conversation is shaped around the client’s own goals and experiences. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of responding.
These methods are chosen together depending on need. Anna has seven years of professional experience and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with adults on a range of common concerns and personal challenges.
Taking the first step can feel hard. Anna aims to make starting therapy simple and straightforward. She will agree goals, review progress and adjust the plan as things change.
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Sessions & fees
Working with Client-Centred and CBT approaches online
Anna uses Client-Centred Therapy to shape sessions around what the person says matters most. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting and helping clients set their own goals, which can be useful for issues like low self-esteem, loneliness and finding life purpose.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. CBT is practical and often used for anxiety, depression, social phobia and managing stress or addictive behaviours.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Anna will talk about options, try approaches that fit the client’s goals, and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed. The client’s preferences and day-to-day needs guide the choice, so therapy becomes a collaborative process.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets people check in quickly and messaging can suit shorter notes or ongoing support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress.
| 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
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
