Annalise Baker

I work evenings and Saturdays, with current availability on Saturday mornings. 

Do you experience feeling lost, low or perhaps unsure about what to do next?  Do you no longer enjoy things in the same way and perhaps find it hard to describe how you feel? 

As a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist, I can adapt sessions based not only on what is important to you as an individual but also using the language and approach that supports your way of understanding. 

Searching for counselling can be a daunting task and it is really important to find someone you trust and feel you can open up to. Therefore, I provide a free initial 20 minute call to explore the support you feel you need and how we might work together.

As a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), I am bound by their Ethical Framework to ensure a safe space for you to explore what is important to you. With a Masters's degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, I am informed by a range of different theoretical insights including Person-Centred, CBT and Psychodynamic. 

Prior to qualifying, I have over 12 years of experience within the voluntary sector through a range of paid and voluntary roles. Both on the front line and in senior management. This experience has been invaluable in helping me to understand that life can throw us unexpected challenges and that the impact of these may be immediately felt, but they could also crop up many months or years later. Our past experiences can intertwine with our family dynamics and current lifestyle to shape our perception of emotions and the situations we find ourselves in. These emotions can, at times, feel confusing and hard to put into words. Sometimes seeping out into other areas such as impacting physical wellbeing and how we interact with others. Sometimes this can be felt through depression and anxiety, whilst other times it may be through not being able to sleep or finding things, we previously enjoyed, more challenging.

In order to help facilitate a greater understanding of yourself, I recognise the importance and benefit of a non-judgemental and relational approach that gradually builds trust and is focused around your experience as an individual. The sessions will be focused around what is important to you and at a pace that feels safe and supportive of your needs. 

The first session will be focused around starting the process of getting to know each other and understanding how we might work best.