COUNSELLING BASED IN WOKINGHAM
Welcome to Anna Brooks Counselling
I respectfully and compassionately support my clients on a journey of self-discovery
Counselling in Berkshire
Welcome
Welcome to my counselling practice, where warmth and compassion are at the heart of our work together. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected, you’ve taken a courageous step by seeking support. Here, you can gently start to let go of the burdens holding you back, achieve your goals, and experience greater peace and satisfaction in your life. Counselling provides a safe and supportive space for you to discover the answers within yourself and find your path to well-being.
Do you feel that you would benefit from some extra support?
- Are you feeling overwhelmed?
- Feeling lost or disconnected?
- Overburdened by responsibilities and obligations?
- Experiencing difficulties in your family dynamics?
- Grieving past relationships or losses?
- Struggling with problems in your partnership?
- Facing challenges with parenting or co-parenting?
- Dealing with health-related issues?
- Navigating the emotional impact of separation or divorce?
- Ready to address and heal from past experiences?
- Hoping to reclaim and strengthen self-identity and sense of purpose?
- Desiring a renewed sense of joy, happiness, and fulfilment?
Join me in our counselling sessions, where you'll find a warm, safe space to talk about your feelings and thoughts, empowering you to anticipate the future with greater hope and optimism.
Counselling in a safe, comfortable space
As a professionally trained and BACP registered Trauma-informed, Integrative counsellor, I offer a comforting and safe space that supports self-exploration, reflection, and personal growth. I value self-awareness as a cornerstone for developing self-compassion and improving overall well-being.
Our sessions offer an opportunity for you to solely focus on yourself, without interruption, and away from everyday distractions. One of the most valuable aspects of our time together is the nurturing of a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust, confidentiality, and non-judgment, which supports open communication and vulnerability. Within our relationship, you have the freedom to express your emotions and thoughts, explore deeper issues and use the insights gained to strengthen your relationships in daily life.
Working with me
I bring extensive experience in providing support to clients facing a wide array of personal and psychological challenges. It's not about categorising issues as big or small; it's about their significance to you. If something is important to you, it becomes important to me. Your feelings and experiences matter, and together, we will explore and address whatever occupies your thoughts, acknowledging its impact on your life and journey toward well-being.
I am dedicated to supporting individuals across a wide range of challenges and life situations, including anxiety, depression, feelings of loneliness or marginalisation, relationship challenges, health issues, and those in the process of exploring their identity or navigating the delicate stages of grief. My support extends to individuals undergoing significant life changes, such as becoming a parent, navigating a separation, living with neurodiversity, surviving domestic abuse, or young individuals embarking on the journey towards adulthood and independence.
I also warmly welcome both counselling students and those interested in exploring therapy to further their personal and professional development through self-exploration.
I am here to meet you where you are in your journey, appreciating and valuing the range of experiences and challenges that are uniquely yours. I provide a warm and nurturing environment where you'll feel welcomed and find a sense of belonging.
Client Testimonials
"Anna provided a safe space for me to go through my feelings without being judged. She offered such great perspectives and reflections that have helped tremendously. It has been also very good and positive to be able to build a trusting relationship with Anna, it helps in my plans for the future. I will come back to Anna for counselling in the future."
"Anna has been really understanding throughout my journey. I feel that my mind set has changed completely. I am so thankful to have had counselling with Anna when I needed it most.”
“The counselling sessions have been quintessential towards helping me through a part of my life where I felt vulnerable and even dark. The sessions gave me light, hope and comfort, being able to share myself and energy in a safe space. I am so grateful to Anna.”
“Counselling with Anna helped me more than I thought possible. I am finding myself, appreciating myself and I am much happier. Beyond grateful!”
“Counselling allowed me to become self-aware and more in control of my feelings. I do not feel as hopeless as I did at the beginning. Anna is so supportive and helpful and couldn’t be more pleased with the sessions.”
“Counselling with Anna helped me really grow as a person and deal with my trauma. I found a way to navigate past childhood experiences and translate that into adulthood. It has been really helpful to safely reflect.”
“Counselling has enabled me to realise things that I did not see before and give me options of how to move forward. I now feel like I can cope with the journey ahead. Anna has been fantastic.”
“Counselling with Anna has improved my confidence and has helped me understand new ways of thinking and dealing with my anxious thoughts.”
“Anna has been a wonderful counsellor and our sessions have made a real difference to me. Thank you so much”
“I feel enlightened and better equipped to deal with the world. Thank you Anna”
“I’m more open to evaluating situations and not letting them get the best of me”
“My opinion is that my counselling with Anna was better than CAMHS. I didn’t feel judged and I could vent”
“I feel that counselling has given me the tools and understanding to put myself first sometimes. I am looking at things differently. I am very grateful, thank you Anna.”
My main interests include:
Relationship issues
Family dynamics
Family/partner relationships
Family/partner breakdown
Parenting issues
Co-parenting issues
Parenting teenagers
Parenting children and young people with additional needs
Health related issues
Living with disability
Self empowerment
Separation
Divorce
Trauma
I am here to listen without judgement, and the direction of our focus is entirely up to you. Whatever you choose to bring into our sessions will be met with acceptance, calmness, and warmth. Our counselling sessions provide a confidential and safe space for you to unpack your thoughts and feelings, process your emotions, and gain clarity in your life. I will follow your lead, ensuring we move at a pace that feels therapeutically safe and supportive for you.
I offer a compassionate, reflective space where together we explore the thoughts and feelings you are experiencing.
You will be heard, respected and valued. The therapeutic journey can help you to make sense of how you experience your world.
As you reconnect with your values, beliefs and authentic self, you will be able to make way for growth and change.
My location
I am a counsellor based in Wokingham, and I welcome clients from the surrounding areas of Berkshire, Reading, Bracknell, Windsor, Maidenhead, and Ascot. I am also happy to work with clients from across the UK through online sessions.
I offer face-to-face appointments in Wokingham. I work from two clinics, both of which are relaxing and pleasant for your therapy sessions, each with its own unique charm. Your clinic location will depend on the day of your booking and your mobility needs. I also offer online counselling for those who need or prefer it, providing the convenience of accessing therapy from your own home (or another chosen place) anywhere in the UK, without the need to travel.
Fees & availability
Sessions are 50 minutes and cost £60.
Counselling may be short or long term, a one off experience or something that becomes part of your self-care. It is an investment in yourself and your future.
Please contact me for an initial, commitment-free 15 minute Zoom or telephone consultation to discuss your therapy needs in confidence. We can discuss what you are looking for, and whether you feel that we could work well together.
I offer both brief therapy and long term therapy. Open ended work offers us the opportunity to work more in depth.
I also offer therapy to Counselling students in preparation for their therapeutic practice.
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
Carl Rogers
Embracing self-Discovery and growth through therapy
During our work together, you may discover new aspects of yourself, similar to the benefits that come with software updates for devices. These transformations, facilitated by the complex interaction between mind and body, can significantly enhance your emotional regulation, boost self-esteem and confidence, improve mood and behaviour, and positively affect your physical health and overall well-being.
My hope is that therapy will be a consistent and comforting resource for you, available at any time and any stage in your life when you feel the need to access it.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me at anna@annabrookscounselling.co.uk, or use this form, if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
You can also call me on 07810 531 372 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquiries are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services. Find out more by requesting my Privacy Policy.