Ann Foster, NCPS

Ann Foster is a UK-registered psychotherapeutic counsellor with nine years of professional experience supporting people through relationship challenges, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions. She works from a relational perspective and often draws on Transactional Analysis as a core way of understanding patterns in thoughts, feelings, and interactions. Ann aims to meet each person where they are, offering acceptance, empathy, and compassion while keeping the client’s goals at the centre of the work.

Sessions with Ann are client-led and collaborative; she and the client develop a treatment plan tailored to the individual’s needs and priorities. Her approach emphasises practical understanding of relational dynamics and emotional experience, helping clients explore patterns, build insight, and find new ways of relating to themselves and others. Ann holds NCPS, a recognised professional counselling credential, and brings nearly a decade of clinical practice to her work.

Seeking change takes courage, and Ann describes her role as one of steady support during that process. She offers a compassionate space for people to explore concerns about stress, anxiety, grief, identity, family and relationship issues, trauma, and other challenges, and she works with clients to move toward a more fulfilling and manageable way of living.

Therapeutic Approaches and Support Online

Ann Foster integrates client-centred principles into her online practice, which means sessions focus on the person’s own priorities and pace while the therapist offers empathy and nonjudgmental support to help clients explore their concerns and build coping strategies. Imago Relationship Therapy is used with couples and relational work to examine patterns of interaction and foster deeper understanding and connection between partners, useful for communication and intimacy issues. Trauma-Focused Therapy provides structured attention to the effects of traumatic experiences, helping clients process painful memories and reduce their impact on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Ann works collaboratively with each person to identify what methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. The therapist and client discuss options and adjust the plan as progress unfolds so the work remains practical and aligned with the client’s aims.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, caregiving, mobility, or geographic limitations. These remote options allow people to engage in therapy from familiar surroundings and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with a registered professional.