Anabelle Tidmarsh, BACP

Anabelle Tidmarsh trained in counselling and psychotherapy and holds an MSc with distinction from Keele University. She works from a person-centred perspective and believes a strong therapeutic relationship helps people access their own resilience. Anabelle has four years of practice and focuses on clear, down-to-earth conversations that help people move forward.

She offers support for stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. She also works with trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, parenting strains and coping with life changes. LGBT issues are included among her focus areas.

Anabelle brings practical tools into sessions, including relaxation and yoga-informed exercises she has used with people affected by trauma. She pays attention to how the body and mind connect and invites simple body-awareness exercises when helpful.

Her style is warm and collaborative. She aims to learn about a person’s strengths, support network and past experiences before setting goals together. Sessions are guided by what the client wants to work on and she treats clients as the expert on their own lives.

Outside work she enjoys family time and walking her springer spaniel, Olly. That everyday side of life helps shape her calm and grounded approach in sessions.

Person-centred approaches and online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement. The therapist offers empathy and a calm presence while the client leads the pace and content. This approach helps with anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship concerns and working through difficult life changes.

In practice Anabelle blends this listening-based approach with practical techniques such as relaxation and simple yoga-informed body-awareness. Those exercises aim to help people notice bodily responses to stress and develop gentle ways to ease tension alongside talking through issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adapt sessions where possible so methods match what the client needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as understanding grows.

The biography does not state which online formats are used, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to use video at every appointment, though specific format choices should be checked in advance.