Annie Taylor , NCPS

Annie Taylor is a counsellor who uses a client-centred style to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She holds the NCPS credential and draws on three years of professional experience in the UK. Annie aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can talk honestly about what’s hard for them.

She keeps sessions focused on the person in front of her rather than on a one-size-fits-all method. Conversations and plans are shaped around each individual’s needs and goals, so sessions feel practical and relevant. Annie says she is not a fixer; instead she supports people to find their own answers while offering suggestions when useful.

Her background includes work with a wide range of situations, including people living with long-term illness and others who have had contact with the criminal justice system. That variety informs how she manages difficult or chaotic moments and helps when someone feels stuck.

Annie values honesty, connection and personal difference. She is comfortable sitting with strong emotions and will work to tolerate intense material alongside a client. This approach is applied when addressing things like relationship strain, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, and coping with life changes.

In sessions she may also use mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques alongside a client-centred stance. These tools are offered to help with anxiety, compulsive behaviour, concentration, and building calm routines. The aim is practical change that fits each person’s life and pace.

Approaches that suit online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens with curiosity and follows what matters most to the client, helping them identify goals and steps that feel doable. This approach is often used for stress, relationship concerns, low self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It can help with anxiety, rumination, sleep problems and difficulties managing strong emotions. Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to help shift unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, and it is sometimes used for habits, anxiety and sleep issues.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss options and adapt methods to fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences. Clients can try different techniques and decide together what feels most useful as work progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for people who prefer to write, want brief real-time support, or need more frequent touchpoints between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and other responsibilities.