Anne Thomas

Payments:

My fee starts from £45 for a 50 minute session

For student counsellors and psychotherapists the fee starts from £40 for a 50 minute session.

All payments are due the day before sessions take place. BACS, cash, cheque accepted. If you plan to pay by cash please let me know the day before the session takes place.

Appointments:

Our appointments can be either:

• face to face
• telephone 
• online zoom meeting

Appointments available Monday Tuesday  Wednesday and Saturday

• Sessions either morning afternoon or evening 
• First appointment time around 10.00am
• Last appointment time around 8.30pm

I am an experienced counsellor with an extensive background helping individuals to learn how to talk about their mental health. 

The person centred approach is at the heart of my practice which means I will offer you a safe non-judgmental space to talk and reflect together. It also means I will not give you advice or tell you what to do.

I understand this may be confusing and disorientating to begin with. However, as we build our therapeutic relationship, I will offer you space to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours at a deeper level.

I will offer you space to explore your experiences which may be holding you back in relationships, work, confidence or just not feeling ok generally.

I use the counselling core values of respect, dignity and honesty in my work as a counsellor. As a female who is neuro divergent, I bring warmth, humour, gentleness and curiosity to our sessions.

If I miss the point of your reflections I will say so. I will check out with you if I have understood your meanings and interpretations, helping you to be more honest with yourself and to think more clearly and rationally about how you see things.

I believe individuals have inner strengths to help them understand what they need to change to make better life choices and lead more fulfilling lives. 

I'm based in Oldham and work with individuals across Greater Manchester and beyond.

Primarily, I work with adults and young people.

I have experience of counselling individuals in the NHS, non-profit organisations, higher education and the justice sector. 

I take a non directive approach in my work as a counsellor. I will guide and involve you in how you want to explore your issues.  

I am trained to use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and solutioned focused practice (SFP) to help individuals learn practical tools and techniques to improve positive thinking patterns and change unhealthy behaviours.

I use private comfortable therapy rooms in Manchester city centre for face to face  appointments.

Initial introductory calls are available where you can find out more about booking counselling appointments, what time of day you prefer and what it may be like working with me.

Please get in touch if you would like to book an initial introductory call.

During our first session we will go over the counselling agreement so you feel informed and comfortable about how the process will work.

I may take some notes about what you would like to work on and what you want to get from your sessions including:

• What your priorities are for counselling
• What you would like to achieve from coming to counselling