Anna Richardson

BACP · United Kingdom

Psychodynamic counsellor focusing on relationships and change

Experience

5 years

Practising in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Russian

Session type

Online only

About Anna

Anna Richardson is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has five years' experience and works from a psychodynamic foundation to help people make sense of difficult feelings. Anna speaks English and Russian and provides sessions online across the United Kingdom.

Her work focuses on stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, self-esteem problems, parenting pressures and major life changes.

Background and approach

Other concerns she helps with include addiction, grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Anna draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current reactions. She also uses attachment-based approaches to understand how early relationships influence trust, closeness and communication.

Sessions are conversational and explore feelings, memories and recurring themes that come up in life. In session she aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk openly and start to untangle painful patterns. Practical attention is paid to recognising triggers and trying different ways of responding to them.

Anna has experience working in the personal sector and has contributed to community mental health charities. People who do well with her style often want to understand the roots of their difficulties rather than just manage symptoms. She helps clients to gain clarity about emotions, improve communication and consider new ways forward.

Work can cover issues such as attachment concerns, abandonment, caregiver stress, immigration-related problems and career decisions.

What Anna works with

Primary focus

Also works with

How Anna works

Attachment-Based Therapy

Listed by Anna among the ways they work.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Listed by Anna among the ways they work.

Sessions & fees

Attachment and Psychodynamic Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence how people connect, trust and manage closeness. It can help when people struggle with fear of abandonment, communication problems or repeated patterns in relationships. Psychodynamic Therapy focuses on feelings, memories and recurring themes that often come from the past; it is useful for understanding anxiety, depression and long-standing patterns of behaviour.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Anna will discuss options with each person and decide together which way of working suits their situation, goals and preferences. That collaborative planning can change as therapy progresses and new priorities emerge.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow more visual contact, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to attend sessions from work, home or while travelling and provide flexibility around busy schedules.

Session length	Typically 50 minutes
Client ages	Adults, 18 and over
Fees	Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime
Insurance	Not billed directly

Questions people ask

What kinds of issues does Anna help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems, and also supports people facing grief, trauma, addiction and parenting pressures.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is conversational and reflective, using psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas to look at how past experiences shape current patterns.

What is her background and experience?

Anna has five years' experience and has worked in personal sector settings as well as contributing to community mental health charities.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Russian.

What formats are available for online sessions?

Anna offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to meet online.

How are sessions priced?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.