Annabel Ward

I work in-person from my private studios in both Forest Row and a mile away in Colemans Hatch. I also offer online sessions (UK-wide), and walk and talk therapy in the local countryside.

I'm available on weekdays (day and evening) and Saturday mornings.

Reduced-fee sessions are available for counselling students and for those in certain circumstances. Please get in touch for details. 

Struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship issues, life changes or loss? Perhaps you simply need someone to listen without judgement? 

You might be feeling stressed, stuck, or can’t quite put your finger on what’s wrong – but you know something needs to change. Whatever brings you here, you don’t have to face it alone.

I offer a warm, supportive environment where you can talk openly, and explore what’s going on for you, at your own pace. While friends and family may listen, you might feel like a burden – or not fully understood. Therapy offers something different: a confidential, non-judgemental environment where you can feel truly heard and accepted.

Working collaboratively in this way can lead to a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships. The process can empower you to navigate challenges and open the door to new possibilities – enabling you to feel more at peace with yourself and your life. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives and uncover the tools within you to help you move forward with confidence and clarity.

My approach and experience

My counselling style is grounded in warmth, kindness and gentle curiosity. As an integrative counsellor, I drawn on a range of therapeutic approaches and techniques to support your individual needs. Everyone’s story is different, so I tailor my work accordingly.

Over the years, I’ve supported clients facing a wide variety of life experiences and issues, and I bring care, respect and attentiveness to every session. Alongside my private practice, I also provide bereavement counselling at local hospices.

Get in touch

If you’d like to explore how we could work together, I’d love to hear from you.

I work with a wide range of issues including:

• Low self-esteem
• Relationship difficulties
• Life changes and transitions
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Anxiety and depression
• Work stress and burnout
• Loneliness and isolation
• Negative cycles, overthinking and worrying
• Attachment issues
• Social anxiety
• Infertility and women’s issues
• Family conflict
• Anger management
• Emptiness and lack for purpose

I have extensive experience supporting clients through loss – whether that’s the death of a loved one or a ‘living loss’, such as the end of a relationship, redundancy, age-related changes or when life doesn’t turn out how we’d hoped. Taking the time to explore these losses and your grief, in a compassionate, non-judgemental space can be a powerful step towards shaping your future.

Sessions and fees:

• I offer in-person sessions in my private therapy rooms in Forest Row and adjoining village, Colemans Hatch. 

• Online sessions are available UK-wide

• I also offer walk and talk sessions in the local countryside.

• Sessions are priced at £55.

• I offer reduced rate sessions for counselling students and those in certain circumstances (Please get in touch for details).

• Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly and last 50 minutes. 

Initial consultation

I offer a free-of-charge, no obligation 15-minute telephone consultation, where we can explore what you would like to get out of therapy, and how I might be able to support you. If you’d like to start therapy, we can then arrange our initial 50-minute counselling session.

Our first session

Our first session is an opportunity to further explore your expectations of and goals for therapy, how I might be able to support you, and for us to begin to get to know one another.

Ahead of the first session, I will send you some paperwork including my client agreement and privacy statement, which we will also explore in our first session.

After the first session, if you feel I am the right therapist for you, we can find a mutually convenient time to start counselling sessions.

I offer in-person sessions in my private therapy room close by in Hartfield, as well as walk and talk sessions locally. 

I'm available on weekdays, with sessions during the day and evening.

Reduced-fee sessions are available for counselling students and for those in certain circumstances. Please get in touch for details. 

Welcome to my page. If you’ve found your way here, there are many reasons you might be looking for support. Perhaps you’d like to explore how to cope better, understand your relationships, or navigate change, conflict, or loss. Or maybe you simply need a space to talk and be heard without judgement. Whatever brings you here, I’m glad you’ve found your way.

Counselling provides a confidential and supportive space where you can be heard and understood. It can help you gain self-awareness, find perspective, and discover tools within to move forward in a way that feels right for you.

As an empathetic listener, I create a warm, non-judgemental environment where you can talk openly, at your own pace. Sharing your feelings and being truly heard and accepted can deepen your understanding of yourself and others. The process can empower you to grow, navigate challenges and open the door to new possibilities – enabling you to feel more at peace with yourself and your life.

As an integrative counsellor, I use a variety of therapeutic approaches to support you. I understand that everyone has a unique story, so I tailor my work to your individual needs.

I have gained valuable experience as a therapeutic counsellor, working with a broad range of issues and supporting clients from diverse backgrounds. As well as my private practice, I offer bereavement counselling at local hospices.

I work with a wide range of issues including low self-esteem, relationship issues, work challenges, loneliness, infertility, women’s issues, anger, anxiety, depression, family conflict, stress and burn-out.

I also have extensive experience supporting clients through loss and bereavement, helping them navigate the life-changing grief that can follow the death of a loved one.

Throughout life, we encounter many forms of loss. These might include ‘living losses’ such as the end of a relationship, redundancy, age-related changes or when life doesn’t turn out how we’d hoped. Taking the time to explore these losses and your grief, in a compassionate, non-judgemental space, can be a powerful step towards shaping your future.

Sessions and fees:

• I offer in-person sessions in my private therapy room in Hartfield.

• Online sessions are available UK-wide

• I also offer walk and talk sessions in the local countryside.

• Sessions are priced at £55.

• I offer reduced rate sessions for counselling students and those in certain circumstances (Please get in touch for details).

• Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly and last 50 minutes. 

Initial consultation

I offer a free-of-charge, no obligation 15-minute telephone consultation, where we can explore what you would like to get out of therapy, and how I might be able to support you. If you’d like to start therapy, we can then arrange our initial 50-minute counselling session.

Our first session

Our first session is an opportunity to further explore your expectations of and goals for therapy, how I might be able to support you, and for us to begin to get to know one another.

Ahead of the first session, I will send you some paperwork including my client agreement and privacy statement, which we will also explore in our first session.

After the first session, if you feel I am the right therapist for you, we can find a mutually convenient time to start counselling sessions.

I offer in-person sessions in my private therapy room just a few miles away in Forest Row. I also work online and offer walk and talk sessions in the local countryside. 

I'm available on weekdays (during the day and evening), and Saturday mornings.

Reduced-fee sessions are available for counselling students and for those in certain circumstances. Please get in touch for details. 

Struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship issues, life changes or loss? Perhaps you simply need someone to listen without judgement? 

You might be feeling stressed, stuck, or can’t quite put your finger on what’s wrong – but you know something needs to change. Whatever brings you here, you don’t have to face it alone.

I offer a warm, supportive environment where you can talk openly, and explore what’s going on for you, at your own pace. While friends and family may listen, you might feel like a burden – or not fully understood. Therapy offers something different: a confidential, non-judgemental environment where you can feel truly heard and accepted.

Working collaboratively in this way can lead to a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships. The process can empower you to navigate challenges and open the door to new possibilities – enabling you to feel more at peace with yourself and your life. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives and uncover the tools within you to help you move forward with confidence and clarity.

My approach and experience

My counselling style is grounded in warmth, kindness and gentle curiosity. As an integrative counsellor, I drawn on a range of therapeutic approaches and techniques to support your individual needs. Everyone’s story is different, so I tailor my work accordingly.

Over the years, I’ve supported clients facing a wide variety of life experiences and issues, and I bring care, respect and attentiveness to every session. Alongside my private practice, I also provide bereavement counselling at local hospices.

Get in touch

If you’d like to explore how we could work together, I’d love to hear from you.

I work with a wide range of issues including:

• Low self-esteem
• Relationship issues
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Anxiety and depression
• Work stress and burnout
• Loneliness and isolation
• Feeling stuck
• Emptiness and lack of purpose
• Attachment issues
• Negative cycles, overthinking and worrying
• Perfectionism
• Infidelity
• Procrastination
• Personal development
• Life changes and transitions
• Death anxiety
• Death and dying
• Infertility and women’s issues
• Family conflict
• Social anxiety
• Anger management

I have extensive experience supporting clients through loss and bereavement, helping them navigate the life-changing grief that can follow the death of a loved one.

Throughout life, we encounter many forms of loss. These might include ‘living losses’ such as the end of a relationship, redundancy, age-related changes or when life doesn’t turn out how we’d hoped. Taking the time to explore these losses and your grief, in a compassionate, non-judgemental space, can be a powerful step towards shaping your future.

Sessions and fees:

• I offer in-person sessions in my private therapy room a few miles away in Forest Row.

• Online sessions are available UK-wide

• I also offer walk and talk sessions in the local countryside.

• Sessions are priced at £55.

• I offer reduced rate sessions for counselling students and those in certain circumstances (Please get in touch for details).

• Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly and last 50 minutes. 

Initial consultation

I offer a free-of-charge, no obligation 15-minute telephone consultation, where we can explore what you would like to get out of therapy, and how I might be able to support you. If you’d like to start therapy, we can then arrange our initial 50-minute counselling session.

Our first session

Our first session is an opportunity to further explore your expectations of and goals for therapy, how I might be able to support you, and for us to begin to get to know one another.

Ahead of the first session, I will send you some paperwork including my client agreement and privacy statement, which we will also explore in our first session.

After the first session, if you feel I am the right therapist for you, we can find a mutually convenient time to start counselling sessions.

I work both in-person from my private therapy room in Colemans Hatch, Hartfield, and online (UK-wide). I also offer walk and talk sessions in the local countryside. 

I'm available on weekdays, with sessions during the day and evening. I also work Saturday mornings. 

Reduced-fee sessions are available for counselling students and for those in certain circumstances. Please get in touch for details. 

Struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship issues, life changes or loss? Perhaps you simply need someone to listen without judgement?

You might be feeling stressed, stuck, or can’t quite put your finger on what’s wrong – but you know something needs to change. Whatever brings you here, you don’t have to face it alone.

I offer a warm, supportive environment where you can talk openly, and explore what’s going on for you, at your own pace. While friends and family may listen, you might feel like a burden – or not fully understood. Therapy offers something different: a confidential, non-judgemental environment where you can feel truly heard and accepted.

Working collaboratively in this way can lead to a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships. The process can empower you to navigate challenges and open the door to new possibilities – enabling you to feel more at peace with yourself and your life. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives and uncover the tools within you to help you move forward with confidence and clarity.

My approach and experience

My counselling style is grounded in warmth, kindness and gentle curiosity. As an integrative counsellor, I drawn on a range of therapeutic approaches and techniques to support your individual needs. Everyone’s story is different, so I tailor my work accordingly.

Over the years, I’ve supported clients facing a wide variety of life experiences and issues, and I bring care, respect and attentiveness to every session. Alongside my private practice, I also provide bereavement counselling at local hospices.

Get in touch

If you’d like to explore how we could work together, I’d love to hear from you.

I work with a wide range of issues including:

• Low self-esteem
• Relationship difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Anxiety and depression
• Work stress and burnout
• Loneliness and isolation
• Social anxiety
• Death and dying
• Infidelity
• Negative cycles, overthinking and worrying
• Infertility and women’s issues
• Family conflict
• Anger management
• Attachment issues
• Perfectionism
• Procrastination
• Death anxiety
• Emptiness and lack of purpose
• Emotional abuse
• feeling stuck

I have extensive experience supporting clients through loss and bereavement, helping them navigate the life-changing grief that can follow the death of a loved one.

Throughout life, we encounter many forms of loss. These might include ‘living losses’ such as the end of a relationship, redundancy, age-related changes or when life doesn’t turn out how we’d hoped. Taking the time to explore these losses and your grief, in a compassionate, non-judgemental space, can be a powerful step towards shaping your future.

Sessions and fees:

• I offer in-person sessions in my private therapy room in Colemans Hatch, Hartfield.

• Online sessions are available UK-wide

• I also offer walk and talk sessions in the local countryside.

• Sessions are priced at £55.

• I offer reduced rate sessions for counselling students and those in certain circumstances (Please get in touch for details).

• Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly and last 50 minutes

Initial consultation

I offer a free-of-charge, no obligation 15-minute telephone consultation, where we can explore what you would like to get out of therapy, and how I might be able to support you. If you’d like to start therapy, we can then arrange our initial 50-minute counselling session.

Our first session

Our first session is an opportunity to further explore your expectations of and goals for therapy, how I might be able to support you, and for us to begin to get to know one another.

Ahead of the first session, I will send you some paperwork including my client agreement and privacy statement, which we will also explore in our first session.

After the first session, if you feel I am the right therapist for you, we can find a mutually convenient time to start counselling sessions.

I work both in-person from my private therapy room in nearby Hartfield and online (UK-wide). I also offer walk and talk sessions locally. I'm available on weekdays, with sessions during the day and evening. I also work on Saturday mornings.

I have some reduced-fee sessions available for counselling students and those in certain circumstances. 

Struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship issues, life changes or loss? Perhaps you simply need someone to listen without judgement?

You might be feeling stressed, stuck, or can’t quite put your finger on what’s wrong – but you know something needs to change. Whatever brings you here, you don’t have to face it alone.

I offer a warm, supportive environment where you can talk openly, and explore what’s going on for you, at your own pace. While friends and family may listen, you might feel like a burden – or not fully understood. Therapy offers something different: a confidential, non-judgemental environment where you can feel truly heard and accepted.

Working collaboratively in this way can lead to a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships. The process can empower you to navigate challenges and open the door to new possibilities – enabling you to feel more at peace with yourself and your life. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives and uncover the tools within you to help you move forward with confidence and clarity.

My approach and experience

My counselling style is grounded in warmth, kindness and gentle curiosity. As an integrative counsellor, I drawn on a range of therapeutic approaches and techniques to support your individual needs. Everyone’s story is different, so I tailor my work accordingly.

Over the years, I’ve supported clients facing a wide variety of life experiences and issues, and I bring care, respect and attentiveness to every session. Alongside my private practice, I also provide bereavement counselling at local hospices.

Get in touch

If you’d like to explore how we could work together, I’d love to hear from you.

I work with a wide range of issues including:

• Low self-esteem
• Relationship difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Anxiety and depression
• Work stress and burnout
• Loneliness and isolation
• Social anxiety
• Death and dying
• Infidelity
• Negative cycles, overthinking and worrying
• Infertility and women’s issues
• Family conflict
• Anger management
• Attachment issues
• Perfectionism
• Procrastination
• Death anxiety
• Emptiness and lack of purpose
• Emotional abuse
• Feeling stuck

I have extensive experience supporting clients through loss – whether that’s the death of a loved one or a ‘living loss’, such as the end of a relationship, redundancy, age-related changes or when life doesn’t turn out how we’d hoped. Taking the time to explore these losses and your grief, in a compassionate, non-judgemental space can be a powerful step towards shaping your future.

Sessions and fees:

• I offer in-person sessions in my private therapy room in Hartfield.

• Online sessions are available UK-wide

• I also offer walk and talk sessions in the local countryside.

• Sessions are priced at £55.

• I offer reduced rate sessions for counselling students and those in certain circumstances (Please get in touch for details).

• Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly and last 50 minutes. 

Initial consultation

I offer a free-of-charge, no obligation 15-minute telephone conversation, where we can explore what you would like to get out of therapy, and how I might be able to support you. If you’d like to start therapy, we can then arrange our initial 50-minute counselling session.

Our first session

Our first session is an opportunity to further explore your expectations of and goals for therapy, how I might be able to support you, and for us to begin to get to know one another.

Ahead of the first session, I will send you some paperwork including my client agreement and privacy statement, which we will also explore in our first session.

After the first session, if you feel I am the right therapist for you, we can find a mutually convenient time to start counselling sessions.

My London practice is currently online - I offer UK-wide sessions via video call. I'm available on weekdays, with sessions during the day and evening.

Reduced-fee sessions are available for counselling students and for those in certain circumstances. Please get in touch for details. 

People seek counselling for many reasons. Maybe you want to explore how to cope better, understand your relationships, or find support through life changes, conflict or loss. Maybe you simply need someone to listen without judgement.

Counselling offers a confidential, supportive space to be heard and understood. It can help you gain self-awareness, find perspective, and discover tools within to move forward in a way that feels right for you.

As an empathetic listener, I create a warm, non-judgemental environment where you can talk openly, at your own pace. Sharing your feelings and being truly heard and accepted can deepen your understanding of yourself and others. The process can empower you to grow, navigate challenges and open the door to new possibilities – enabling you to feel more at peace with yourself and your life.

As an integrative counsellor, I use a variety of therapeutic approaches to support you. I understand that everyone has a unique story, so I tailor my work to your individual needs.

I have gained valuable experience as a therapeutic counsellor, working with a broad range of issues and supporting clients from diverse backgrounds. As well as my private practice, I offer bereavement counselling at St Raphael's Hospice in Cheam, London. Having grown up in South London, I appreciate the richness that comes from diverse communities, where different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences come together to shape a vibrant, dynamic environment.

I work with a wide range of issues including low self-esteem, relationship issues, work challenges, loneliness, infertility, women’s issues, anger, anxiety, depression, family conflict, stress and burn-out.

I also have extensive experience supporting clients through loss and bereavement, helping them navigate the life-changing grief that can follow the death of a loved one.

Throughout life, we encounter many forms of loss. These might include ‘living losses’ such as the end of a relationship, redundancy, age-related changes or when life doesn’t turn out how we’d hoped. Taking the time to explore these losses and your grief, in a compassionate, non-judgemental space, can be a powerful step towards shaping your future.

I offer online sessions (UK-wide).  

Counselling sessions are priced at £55. 

Reduced rates are available for counselling students and for those in certain circumstances. (Please get in touch for details).

Initial consultation

I offer a free-of-charge, no obligation 15-minute telephone consultation, where we can explore what you would like to get out of therapy, and how I might be able to support you. If you’d like to start therapy, we can then arrange our initial 50-minute counselling session.

Our first session

Our first session is an opportunity to further explore your expectations of and goals for therapy, how I might be able to support you, and for us to begin to get to know one another.

Ahead of the first session, I will send you some paperwork including my client agreement and privacy statement, which we will also explore in our first session.

After the first session, if you feel I am the right therapist for you, we can find a mutually convenient time to start counselling sessions.