LivingWell Counselling: Based in Crawley, Horsham & online
Trauma-Informed Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Healing
My aim is to support you in reconnecting with your inner resources, values, and voice. Whether you're navigating trauma, loss, identity, or life transitions, I provide anxiety counselling, depression counselling, grief counselling, and trauma counselling to help foster resilience, clarity, and hope.
My therapeutic approach is integrative, rooted in person-centred values and guided by trauma-informed principles. I believe healing unfolds in relationship — through safety, collaboration, and compassionate curiosity. I offer a warm, non-judgmental space where you can explore your experiences at your own pace. Together, we co-create a therapeutic relationship built on trust, respect, and empowerment.
I draw from a range of therapeutic interventions to meet the unique needs of each individual. Alongside talking therapy, there is an option to integrate creative methods to support expression, insight, and emotional processing. Where appropriate, I also offer spiritual or faith-sensitive interventions, honouring each person’s beliefs and supporting their sense of meaning, hope, and connection.
Schedule Your Free call Today
Ready to take the first step towards a happier, healthier you? I offer a free 20-minute call (phone or video) to get a feel for how I work and whether it feels like a good fit for you — no obligation, just a gentle first step.
LivingWell Counselling: Your Partner in Mental Health
About me
My name is Anna and alongside my counselling work, I have 20 years of pastoral care experience and extensive experience supporting individuals through my role in a mental health charity. I am a qualified counsellor with a BA (Hons) in counselling and a member of BACP and ACC. I offer a warm, empathetic, and collaborative approach. My work is grounded in trauma awareness and a deep respect for each individual’s unique experience .
Services and Fees
After a free 20 minute call I offer weekly 50 minute appointments either in person within Crawley/Horsham and surrounding areas or online using a a video platform. I recognise the value and importance of the counselling role and I understand that therapy is an investment. To keep it accessible, I offer concession rates for those who need them, and we can talk together about what feels manageable. Sessions are charged from £50 per session with limited reduced fee sessions for students/low income depending on availability. Payment required on the day of session.
Discovering Inner Peace with LivingWell Counselling
Mindfulness & Meditation
Mindfulness simply means paying attention to the present moment with curiosity rather than judgement. In sessions, this might look like noticing your breath, feeling your feet on the floor, or gently observing thoughts and emotions as they come and go. It helps you stay connected to yourself, especially when things feel overwhelming.
Mindfulness supports clients to:
- slow down and find moments of calm
- recognise what’s happening inside without becoming swept up in it
- build awareness of triggers, patterns, and emotional shifts
- respond rather than react
- feel more grounded and steady in their body
It’s always invitational — you choose what feels comfortable and safe.
Meditation offers a more focused way of practising mindfulness. This might involve guided breathing, visualisation, or short grounding practices that help settle the nervous system. It’s about creating a few moments of stillness where your system can soften and reset.
Meditation can help with:
- reducing anxiety and rumination
- calming the body after stress or activation
- increasing emotional regulation
- building inner space and clarity
I use meditation gently and only when it feels right for you.
Together, mindfulness and meditation create a steady, compassionate foundation for healing, self‑understanding, and long‑term resilience.
Faith & Spirituality
Faith‑sensitive work blends seamlessly with my integrative approach. It sits alongside person‑centred values, somatic awareness, mindfulness, and parts work (IFS), allowing us to explore your inner world with depth and gentleness. This creates a holistic space where emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of your life can be understood together.
Many people find that their beliefs offer comfort, meaning, and hope. Others carry wounds from faith communities or feel unsure how their spirituality fits with their current struggles. In therapy, you’re free to bring as much or as little of this as you want.
I offer a space where you can:
- explore questions, doubts, or spiritual struggles
- reconnect with faith as a source of strength and grounding
- process hurt or confusion related to church or religious experiences
- make sense of how your beliefs shape your relationships, identity, and choices
- integrate your emotional and spiritual wellbeing in a way that feels authentic to you
I follow your lead. If faith or spirituality is important to you, we can weave it into the work in a way that feels natural and supportive. If you’re unsure or ambivalent, we can explore that too. And if you prefer not to bring spirituality into sessions at all, that is equally respected.
My role is to offer compassion, curiosity, and a safe space — not answers or direction.
Person-Centred Therapy
Person‑centred (PCT) work sits at the heart of how I practise. It means the relationship is the foundation of the therapy, and you are always met with warmth, respect, and genuine curiosity. Rather than directing you or deciding what you “should” do, I walk alongside you so your own voice, values, and inner wisdom can lead the way. I create a space where you can speak freely, without judgement or pressure. You set the pace, and we explore what matters most to you. My role is to offer empathy, deep listening, and a steady presence so you feel safe enough to explore your experiences honestly.
- You choose the focus, and we follow what feels important to you.
- I listen for the meaning behind your words and reflect it back with care.
- I support you to connect with your feelings, needs, and values.
- I offer compassion and acceptance so you can meet yourself with the same kindness.
How it integrates with my wider approach
Person‑centred values shape everything I do. They underpin the way I use somatic awareness, IFS parts work, CBT tools, and creative interventions. Even when I bring in other approaches, the work remains collaborative, respectful, and led by your goals and readiness.
This creates a therapeutic relationship where you can feel understood, empowered, and supported to grow in a way that feels authentic to you.
Somatic (body-based) Awareness
Somatic work simply means paying attention to what the body is communicating. Our bodies often hold emotions, stress, and past experiences long before we can put them into words. By slowing down and noticing sensations — such as tightness, heaviness, warmth, or restlessness — we begin to understand how the body responds to stress, safety, and emotion.
In sessions, I may gently invite you to notice what’s happening inside as you talk:
- where tension or activation shows up
- where there is softness, ease, or grounding
- how your breath changes
- how different emotions or parts of you feel in the body
This isn’t about analysing or judging sensations. It’s about becoming curious and building a kinder relationship with your internal experience.
Somatic awareness helps you:
- stay connected to your body during difficult emotions
- recognise early signs of overwhelm or shutdown
- understand how stress and past experiences show up physically
- build regulation skills that support everyday life
- move at a pace that feels safe and manageable
It also supports trauma recovery by helping the nervous system find steadiness and offering choice in how to respond within the internal world.
Somatic work blends naturally with the rest of my integrative practice. It supports parts work (IFS) by helping you notice how different parts show up in the body, and it pairs well with mindfulness and grounding to create safety and stability. It also complements CBT tools by helping you recognise the physical cues that accompany unhelpful thoughts or emotional patterns.
This creates a gentle, embodied way of working that helps you feel more present, more regulated, and more connected to yourself.
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
This future-oriented, strengths-based therapeutic approach is designed to assist clients in moving toward change, especially beneficial in time-limited counselling.
SFBT is a gentle, practical approach that helps you move toward the life you want by focusing on your strengths, resources, and the small changes that make a real difference. Instead of going over painful memories in detail, we look at what’s already helping, what’s important to you, and what “better” would look like. We focus on identifying what’s already working and the small steps that can make a meaningful difference. Our emphasis is on setting clear, meaningful goals and achieving small, attainable steps.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a gentle, compassionate approach that understands we all have different “parts” within us — emotions, beliefs, and inner voices that each carry their own needs, fears, and hopes. Instead of seeing these parts as problems, IFS treats them as protective and adaptive, often shaped by past experiences. The aim is not to get rid of any part, but to help them feel heard, understood, and less burdened so you can move through life with more clarity and ease. I integrate IFS in a grounded, accessible way that supports your pace and comfort. You won’t need to know any theory — we simply explore your inner experience with curiosity and compassion.
I might gently invite you to notice different “parts” of you that show up, such as:
- a part that feels anxious or overwhelmed
- a part that wants to keep the peace
- a part that feels tired or discouraged
- a part that longs for change
This helps you step back from the intensity of emotions and see them as understandable responses, not personal failings.
Creating space for understanding
Together, we explore what each part is trying to protect you from, what it needs, and how it has been helping you cope. This creates a supportive space where you can understand yourself more deeply, soften self‑criticism, and reconnect with the strengths and wisdom already within you This often brings relief, insight, and a sense of inner harmony.
Tesimonials
Livingwell Counselling: Your Path to Healing
"Anna was the right person for me. She was kind and caring and I felt 100% she helped me to come through my trauma " Anonymous
"Anna helped minimise my bad habits and high stress, Anna was amazing and without her I don't even want to think of the slippery slope I would have ended down. My quality of life has greatly improved" Anonymous
