- Years in practice
- 9
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Ann
Ann Foster is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with nine years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works in a relational, client-led way and puts the person's goals at the centre of sessions. Ann uses a warm, respectful approach to help people make changes that matter to them.
She commonly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and anger. Parenting concerns, relationship difficulties and intimacy-related issues are part of her focus too.
Background and approach
Ann draws on several therapy styles to suit different needs. Client-Centred Therapy guides the pace and direction around what the client brings. Narrative Therapy helps people rewrite the stories that hold them back.
Trauma-Focused work addresses strong or distressing memories in manageable ways. Sessions are practical and conversational. Ann aims to build a plan together that matches each person’s situation and pace.
She emphasises empathy, acceptance and clear goals so people can try new ways of coping and relating. Her work also covers career concerns, compassion fatigue and a range of additional issues such as body image, caregiving stress and chronic illness. Ann offers online formats to fit different lifestyles and routines.
What Ann works with
Everything Ann lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ann helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ann lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Ann commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy and Narrative Therapy when working online. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own priorities and pace, with the counsellor following the client’s lead to build understanding and practical steps. Narrative Therapy helps people spot unhelpful stories they tell about themselves and experiment with new, more helpful ways of thinking and acting.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels comfortable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy working around work, childcare and daily life.
Questions people ask about Ann
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, plus relationship and parenting concerns and issues like grief, self-esteem and anger.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is relational and client-centred, with sessions led by the person’s needs and goals. She combines conversational therapy with practical steps to test new ways of coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working as a psychotherapeutic counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her credentials are given as NCPS and she practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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