Anna Koolen
Compassionate counsellor for life transitions
About Anna
Anna Koolen is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience and a BACP registration. She approaches sessions with respect for the client's lived experience, treating each person as the expert in their own story. Her aim is to support people who want more fulfilment and to take steps toward change.
She focuses on common life pressures such as stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps people dealing with addictions, grief, low self‑esteem and major life changes.
Background and approach
Relationship concerns and trauma or abuse are additional areas she addresses. Anna pays attention to practical struggles like communication problems, control issues and feelings of emptiness. Her work draws on client‑centred and existential ideas, alongside motivational techniques and psychodynamic thinking.
That means she listens closely, helps people reflect on meaning and motivation, and looks at patterns that repeat over time. Sessions aim to clarify goals and notice obstacles that get in the way. People who prefer a calm, reflective space tend to find this style useful.
Sessions are conversational and paced by the client's needs. Anna also brings sensitivity to cultural background and to blended family or midlife concerns when these come up. She offers several online formats including video, phone, live chat and text messaging, and works with people across different countries.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are arranged according to availability.
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Sessions & fees
How Anna's Approaches Work Online
Client‑centred work means the session is led by the person's concerns and priorities. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps people notice their own strengths and choices. This approach is useful for anyone needing practical support with stress, anxiety or life changes.Existential therapy looks at meaning, values and life direction. In sessions people talk about what matters to them, how they make sense of tough times, and what changes could feel true to them. It can help when someone feels stuck, empty or unsure about life purpose.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. Anna will talk about different ways of working and agree a plan that fits the person's goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative process can be reviewed as things change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video works well for a fuller face‑to‑face feel, phone can be quicker when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check‑ins or people who prefer typing. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
| 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
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English