Anna Richardson, BACP

Anna Richardson is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a professional organisation for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She holds a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, which underpins the way she understands emotional patterns and relationships and informs her therapeutic work.

Working from a psychodynamic perspective, Anna offers a calm, non-judgmental space where people can explore their inner life and the influence of past experiences on present feelings and behaviour. She helps clients identify unconscious patterns, unresolved conflicts, and relational dynamics that may be contributing to anxiety, low mood, or a sense of disconnection. Attachment-based ideas also shape her practice, with attention to how early bonds and experiences of abandonment or attachment difficulty can affect adult relationships and self-worth.

Anna has experience supporting people through a wide range of concerns including stress, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, identity and intimacy issues, parenting and career challenges. In addition to private practice, she contributes to the community through charity work with Devon Mind and previously with HCC, London’s oldest mental health charity, and has worked with people with PTSD in private sector care homes. She approaches therapy collaboratively, helping each person make sense of their history and build more effective ways of coping and relating.

Attachment and Psychodynamic Approaches in Online Therapy

Anna works from both attachment-based and psychodynamic perspectives. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations of closeness and trust; it helps people understand patterns of dependency, abandonment fears, and difficulties forming secure connections. Psychodynamic Therapy explores unconscious patterns, past experiences, and emotional conflicts that influence current feelings and behaviour, offering a deeper look at recurring themes like anxiety, low mood, or relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Anna treats this as a collaborative exploration. She will work with each person to identify which methods and focuses feel most helpful for their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the work as understanding and trust develop.

Online therapy with Anna is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, or mobility constraints and allow registered professionals to offer consistent, accessible support without requiring travel.