Ana-Maria Anica, BACP

Ana-Maria Anica is a BACP counsellor who has spent the last three years helping people manage anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She uses an integrative style that blends person-centred listening with practical strategies. The aim is to make therapy feel straightforward and relevant to everyday life. Ana-Maria keeps sessions focused on what matters now. She helps people break problems into small steps and find ways to change unhelpful patterns. This includes building everyday habits, coping skills for stress, and clearer ways to handle communication problems. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, and mindfulness practices. Sessions often include exploring values, noticing thought patterns, and practising small behaviour changes. Motivational interviewing and narrative techniques are used when someone needs help clarifying goals or shifting a story they tell themselves. People who come to Ana-Maria frequently mention feeling overwhelmed or stuck. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can move at their own pace. Work may focus on short-term coping tools or on longer-term changes, depending on what the person wants. Ana-Maria speaks English and Romanian and works from the United Kingdom. She supports a wide range of concerns including grief, addiction, parenting stress, body image, and coping with life changes. To begin, people use the site Start Therapy button to match and schedule sessions.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Ana-Maria commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small actions aligned with their values. Client-Centred work focuses on attentive listening and supporting the person to find their own solutions, which can be especially helpful when someone feels unsure where to start.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ana-Maria will discuss what feels most useful and adapt techniques based on the client's goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where pacing, practical tools and the mix of methods are agreed together.

Please confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises and values-based work in their own environments, while talking through steps to change daily habits and cope better with stress.