About Annabelle
Annabelle Watton is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She draws on eight years of experience and a background in mental health nursing to offer calm, practical support when starting therapy feels daunting. She works from the view that each person knows their own story best.
Sessions aim to build on existing strengths while finding manageable steps forward. That can mean talking through what feels overwhelming, noticing how emotions show up in the body, or learning to set clearer boundaries.
Background and approach
Her approach mixes client-centred listening with therapies that look at patterns formed over time. Psychodynamic ideas help make sense of recurring feelings and relationship patterns. Internal Family Systems offers a way to understand different parts of the self and how they interact.
Somatic techniques are used to bring attention to bodily sensation and grounding when memories or stress become intense. Trauma-focused methods are included when people need a structured way to work with past hurt. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
English-language work is available and Annabelle takes international clients. Practical details such as cost depend on location and use a cancellable subscription model. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
This first step helps pair needs and preferences with the right approach.
How these approaches shape online therapy
Somatic Therapy brings attention to bodily sensations and breath to help people notice how stress and trauma show up physically. It can be useful when anxiety, dissociation or overwhelming memories are experienced as physical tension or numbness.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on careful listening and creating a non-judgemental space. The counsellor follows the person’s pace, reflecting back concerns and helping clarify what matters most in everyday life.
Psychodynamic ideas are used to spot repeating patterns in relationships and emotions, offering a lens for understanding why certain situations repeat. This can be helpful for long-standing relationship issues, low self-esteem or attachment concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and is decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels safe, then try methods that match those needs. This collaborative process helps adjust pace and tools as progress is made.
Online sessions via video, phone, live chat or text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. They offer flexibility for people who travel, live abroad or prefer not to attend in person. Therapists and registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to continue steady, consistent support without geographical limits.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English