Counsellor profile
Anna Channon, BACP
Counsellor - stress and trauma
See online counselling options- Attachment-based practice
- Breath work and movement
- Psychodynamic focus
About Anna
Counsellor and member of BACP, Anna Channon has four years' experience working with people in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, relationships, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strains, career concerns, depression and coping with life changes. Anna often supports people who feel disconnected from their bodies and who want to understand themselves better.
Anna trained with a degree in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and has practised since 2020. She describes her way of working as relational and integrative, drawing on attachment perspectives and psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns in relationships and past experience.
Sessions often include client-centred elements, which mean the conversation follows what matters to the person in the room. When trauma is part of the picture she brings trauma-focused approaches into the work and pays attention to safety and pacing.
She also uses body-focused ideas and breath work alongside talking. Movement, time in nature and creative exercises can be used when they suit the person's preferences; no artistic skill is required. These elements are used to help people reconnect with bodily experience and notice how that links to emotions and thoughts.
Anna is clear that some clients are best suited to shorter or medium-length work. She is due to go on maternity leave in February 2025 and therefore suggests discussing the likely length of work before booking. For practical next steps she asks people to use the site's matching and booking process to arrange a first appointment.
How Anna uses attachment, client-centred and trauma-focused ideas online
Anna draws on attachment-based work to notice how early relationships affect current connections and feelings. This approach helps when people want to understand patterns in relationships and why they react the way they do.She uses client-centred ways of working to make sessions responsive to what the person most needs. That means the counsellor follows the person's agenda, listens closely and reflects what comes up, helping the client find their own direction.
When trauma is present she brings trauma-focused methods into the sessions, pacing the work and attending to bodily responses as well as memories. These methods aim to reduce the hold of traumatic memories and support regulation of emotions and physical reactions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree a plan together. That plan can change as the work unfolds.
If you are considering online counselling, check the session options before booking to confirm how she currently offers appointments. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins, and remove the need to travel. It also lets people include breath work or gentle movement in sessions when that is helpful.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strains, career questions and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is relational and integrative. She uses client-centred conversation, attachment ideas and psychodynamic thinking, and can bring trauma-focused work when needed.
How long has she been practising?
She has four years' client experience and has been working with clients since 2020.
What credentials and location details are provided?
She holds a degree in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and is listed with the BACP. She works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are accepted; discuss logistics and timing through the booking process.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.