Anna Purser

About me and my therapy practice

I understand that it can take courage to start therapy and often a good deal of strength to continue. I feel the experience should work for clients as they need it to, in response to presenting emotions and feelings, sometimes on a session by session basis, and that the journey should be undertaken in the safety of an affirmative therapeutic relationship in which clients can be helped to recognise, understand and begin to address problems and develop their true selves. As a relational integrative therapist I draw from a number of modalities, or schools of therapeutic thought to help clients emerge from therapy feeling emotionally stronger with a clearer, more individuated sense of self and renewed awareness of what gives their lives meaning. I aim to provide a corrective emotional experience through a strong therapeutic relationship, by staying attuned, honest and working creatively and thoughtfully at all times. “The first step towards not being unconsciously influenced by something is to become conscious of it” Dass (2000) cited by Faris & van Ooijen (2012).

What I can help with

Eating disorders, Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Loss, Post-traumatic stress, Trauma, Cancer, Health related issues, Cultural issues, Self esteem, Child related issues, Infertility, Pregnancy related issues, Relationships, Anger management, Redundancy, Stress, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, Couples, Older adults

How I deliver therapy

Long-term face-to-face work, Short-term face-to-face work