Anna Koolen

I’m a psychotherapist and recovery coach offering a calm, grounded space for people who feel stuck, bound, or unsure how to change. Often this shows up as a quiet sense that something isn’t right, sometimes as more urgent patterns that feel difficult to shift. My work is especially focused on addiction and recovery, alongside the deeper patterns that sit beneath them.

I don’t offer quick fixes or directive solutions. Change, in my experience, happens more softly and at a pace that respects the person in front of me. The work is exploratory rather than prescriptive, and rarely linear. Getting lost or stumbling isn’t a failure - it’s often where something important begins to loosen.

My approach is integrative, with a strong grounding in person-centred psychotherapy and influences from existential work. I care deeply about the people I work with and aim to offer both warmth and honesty - a relationship where you can be met without pressure, force, or performance.

If you’re looking for thoughtful, steady support - particularly around addiction, shame, and stuck patterns - you’re welcome to get in touch when it feels right.

Sessions take place weekly, either in person at my private practice in Surbiton or remotely via Zoom. 

I work on an open-ended basis and all details of notice of ending and cancellation policy are covered in the contract, which I will go through in our initial assessment and send to you ahead of our first session.