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Annette Buswell, BACP

Annette Buswell offers calm, practical support for adults facing worry, loss, relationship strain or life changes.

About Annette

Annette Buswell offers calm, practical support for adults facing worry, loss, relationship strain or life changes. She writes simply and listens closely, helping people untangle thoughts and feelings so they can make manageable steps forward. Annette uses her experience to create a steady, compassionate space where clients set the pace of work.

Annette has seven years' practice in the United Kingdom and follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - Ethical Framework.

Background and approach

Her background includes hypnotherapy, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas, alongside solution-focused and client-centred ways of working. These give her a range of options to tailor sessions to each person's needs. In sessions she focuses on building rapport and understanding what has brought a person to therapy.

She helps with anxiety, stress, grief, low self-esteem, depression and trauma-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with health challenges, caregiving strain, and relationship or communication problems. Work can be brief and goal-oriented or longer term depending on what someone wants.

Annette uses listening, guided relaxation, reflective conversation and practical strategies to help clients find more balance. She encourages self-compassion and small, steady changes rather than quick fixes. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.

People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit them.

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BACP	387710	June 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Annette lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Annette names

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Approaches you can try online

Annette uses client-centred work to focus on each person's experience. This approach means the counsellor listens closely, reflects back what she hears and helps clients find their own solutions. It is useful for building trust and working through everyday worries, relationship strain, and low mood.

She also offers mindfulness therapy, which teaches simple attention and breathing practices. Mindfulness can help reduce rumination and stress, and it supports people coping with anxiety, chronic illness, caregiving burden and grief.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Annette will discuss what you want to achieve and suggest ways of working that fit your goals and preferences. Together you can try different methods and adjust the plan as you learn what helps most.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins and suit lower bandwidth or hands-free moments. Live chat and text-based messaging offer a written option for those who prefer to type or need rapid access between sessions. These choices make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and health needs.

Frequently asked

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and trauma-related issues, plus relationship and caregiving strains.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is person-centred with practical elements such as mindfulness, solution-focused work and hypnotherapy techniques as needed.

How much experience does she have?

Annette has seven years of clinical practice in the United Kingdom and draws on a mix of approaches in her work.

What credential or professional framework does she follow?

She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - and works within their Ethical Framework.

Which languages and international arrangements are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions charged?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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