Anna-Maia Templeton

I am a person-centred counsellor offering short and long-term counselling to adults and young people. I aim to provide a safe, non-judgmental, supportive space to explore your issues and concerns.

I have a BA(Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling from the Metanoia Institute (awarded by Middlesex University) and a Post-graduate Conversion Diploma in Adolescent and Schools Counselling.

I am an 'Approved Counsellor' for Metanoia Institute trainees on the BSc Person-Centred and Pluralistic Counselling course.

I have experience as a Macmillan Family Therapist for Cancer and Palliative Care in South and West Hertfordshire and managing the Bereavement, Listening and Talking Therapies service at a local hospice.

I have worked extensively with cancer patients and their families navigating the distress, anxiety and adjustment that often surrounds diagnosis and treatment. I can provide psycho-oncology support for individuals, couples and families. 

I also have many years of experience working in a school setting, supporting young people with issues such as self-harm, anxiety and depression and feel that my work in schools has given me an insight into the pressures and stress young people may face in life. I aim to offer young people a safe, confidential and holding space in which to explore their issues.

I believe that no issue is too big, or too small for us to talk about and that together we can create a space for you to feel heard and understood.

As a member of the BACP, I ensure that I have regular supervision, training and support from my colleagues so that you can feel confident in our work together.

My private practice is in Bovingdon, near Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Chesham and Amersham. I work in a purpose-built therapy room offering comfort and confidentiality. There is ample off-street and on-street free parking. 

I am also qualified to offer online and telephone counselling.

I offer a 30-minute free consultation before our first session. This gives us the chance to see if we are a good fit for each other.

The only time I take notes is during our first session together. We will spend a little time contracting for safety and confidentiality and then I like to do an informal assessment. This is as much to assess if I have the right skills to help you as to find out what you would like help with. This assessment forms the basis of our therapeutic relationship.

We can then either agree to work on a short-term basis, usually in blocks of 6 sessions with a review, or in a more open-ended way with no fixed time frame and continuing to review our work regularly. 

Hi, thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. I am a person-centred counsellor working with adults and young people/ teenagers (11 - 18) offering short and long-term counselling tailored to your needs.

I have a BA(Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling and a Post-Graduate Conversion Diploma in Adolescent and Schools Counselling. As a member of the BACP, I ensure that I have regular supervision, training and support from my colleagues so that you can feel confident in our work together. 

I believe that no issue is too big, or too small for us to talk about and that together we can create a space for you to feel heard and understood.

Prior to starting in independent practice I was the Macmillan Family Therapist for Cancer and Palliative Care in South and West Hertfordshire. I have worked extensively with cancer patients and their families navigating the distress, anxiety and adjustment that often surrounds diagnosis and treatment. I can provide psycho-oncology support for individuals, couples and families.

I also have many years of experience working in a school setting, supporting young people and teenagers with issues such as self-harm, anxiety and depression and feel that my work in schools has given me an insight into the pressures and stress young people may face in life. I aim to offer young people a safe, confidential and holding space in which to explore their issues. 

My private practice is in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. There is ample off-street and on-street free parking. 

I am also qualified to offer phone and online therapy.

Before our first session, I offer a free 30 minute online/phone consultation for us to see whether we are the right fit for our work together.

In our first session we will contract how we will work safely together and explore what you hope to gain from our relationship and your preferences for therapeutic work.

I provide training to clinical and allied health professionals on the following topics:

Loss, grief and bereavement

Suicide Awareness

Conducting psychological assessments

I also have experience in delivering level 2 supervision to oncology and palliative nursing teams and bereavement listening volunteers.

I provide training to service users on 'Living well with Cancer', and how to manage stress and anxiety during diagnosis and treatment.

I have also provided training in schools to pastoral leads and parents on:

Managing exam stress

Early identification of disordered eating and emerging Eating Disorders

Communicating with teenagers

My private practice is based in south-west Hertfordshire. 

You can expect down-to-earth, collaborative and relatable training to enhance your staff's knowledge of mental health issues within their working environment.