Annette Buswell, BACP

Annette Buswell offers practical, compassionate support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or life changes. She presents as calm and approachable and focuses on helping people notice and shift everyday thoughts and habits that get in the way of feeling better. Annette names empathy and kindness as central to how she works and aims to give clients space to speak openly and at their own pace.

Annette draws on about seven years of practice and combines different ways of working to suit each person. Her core approach is person-centred, so she concentrates on building rapport and listening carefully before suggesting options. She also uses hypnotherapy and mindfulness techniques when these feel helpful alongside other methods.

In sessions she aims to help people understand patterns such as recurring worry, low self-esteem or relationship difficulties. She describes therapy as a place to develop self-compassion and to try new ways of thinking and acting. That practical focus can include short-term goal work or longer-term exploration depending on what the person wants.

Annette follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework and holds BACP registration. She works from the United Kingdom and runs a private practice that offers a mix of approaches for adults and young people. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

People who choose to work with her usually start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to her availability. She encourages clients to bring everyday problems, big life events and relationship stresses to sessions so they can be tackled together.

How her approaches translate to online work

Annette uses a person-centred approach that prioritises listening, empathy and building trust so clients feel heard. This way of working helps people name patterns in their thoughts and everyday habits and decide what to try differently.

She also uses mindfulness therapy, which teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce racing thoughts and ease stress. Mindfulness can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems and chronic worry by offering short exercises to practise between sessions. Hypnotherapy is another option she offers; it uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help people access inner resources and change unhelpful habits or responses.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify goals, try methods and adjust the plan if something is not helping. That means clients can combine brief, solution-focused steps with deeper exploration when needed.

If you are considering online work, check the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list explicit options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins on busy days. Speak with the therapist after matching to confirm how sessions are arranged and what will suit your routine best.