Anna Critsinelis
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About the Therapist
Anna Critsinelis is an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience supporting adolescents and adults across private practice, Employee Assistance Programmes, online therapy, educational settings and community services.
Anna works in an integrative and evidence-informed way, drawing primarily on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person-Centred counselling and psychodynamic-informed approaches. She also incorporates DBT-informed techniques to support emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness where appropriate.
Her areas of experience include anxiety, depression and low mood, trauma, emotional dysregulation, relationship difficulties, workplace stress, burnout, adjustment difficulties, identity development and wider emotional concerns.
Anna has a strong focus on neurodiversity-affirming practice and works with autistic clients, people with ADHD and people with AuDHD. She adapts therapy to take account of individual cognitive, sensory, communication and emotional needs rather than expecting every client to engage with therapy in the same way.
Her approach is collaborative and tailored to the individual, helping clients understand what they are experiencing, develop practical coping strategies and build greater emotional awareness, resilience and confidence.
At a Glance
- Session format: Online
- Client groups: Adolescents and Adults
- Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
- Areas of focus: Anxiety, Depression & Low Mood, Trauma, Emotional Regulation, ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, Workplace Stress, Burnout, Relationships and Adjustment Difficulties
- Professional status: BACP Registered Counsellor – Accreditation Application Under Review
- Approach: Integrative, CBT-Led, Person-Centred, Psychodynamic-Informed, DBT-Informed and Neurodiversity-Affirming
Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychoanalytic Theory and Clinical Practice – Level 7
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Diploma in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision
Therapy Approach
- Integrative counselling and psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Person-Centred counselling
- Psychodynamic-informed therapy
- DBT-informed interventions
- Trauma-informed practice
- Neurodiversity-affirming practice
- Emotional regulation and distress-tolerance work
- Creative and experiential therapeutic techniques
- Goal-focused and outcome-informed interventions
Client Types
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Neurodivergent clients
- Autistic clients
- People with ADHD
- People with AuDHD
- People experiencing workplace stress or burnout
- People affected by trauma or emotional dysregulation
- Clients seeking short-term or longer-term therapy
Mental Health Issues and Areas of Support
- Anxiety and persistent worry
- Depression and low mood
- Trauma and trauma-related emotional difficulties
- Emotional dysregulation
- Emotional overwhelm
- Distress tolerance difficulties
- Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
- Workplace stress
- Burnout
- Adjustment difficulties and significant life changes
- Identity development
- Low self-esteem
- Peer and social relationship difficulties
- ADHD-related emotional and practical challenges
- Autism-related emotional, sensory and communication needs
- AuDHD and overlapping neurodivergent experiences
- Neurodivergent overwhelm and emotional regulation
- Developing resilience and healthier coping strategies
- General emotional and mental health concerns
Professional Registration
- BACP Registered Counsellor
- BACP Accreditation Application – Under Review
- Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
- Licensed Psychologist in Brazil
- Regular clinical supervision and reflective practice
- Ongoing professional development
Professional Experience
- Over 10 years of counselling and psychotherapy experience
- Current Integrative Counsellor in private clinical practice
- Current Employee Assistance Programme Counsellor
- Online counselling experience with adults
- Creative therapy experience with adolescents and adults
- School-based counselling with secondary school students
- Trauma-informed work with women experiencing complex needs
- Previous psychology practice with adults and adolescents in Brazil
- Previous suicide prevention and crisis-support experience
What to Expect
Anna offers a collaborative and supportive therapeutic space where clients can explore difficult emotions, patterns, relationships and life experiences without judgement.
Her integrative approach means therapy is adapted to the individual. Depending on your needs, sessions may draw on CBT, Person-Centred counselling, psychodynamic understanding, DBT-informed emotional regulation strategies or creative and experiential approaches.
Anna has particular experience working with anxiety, low mood and depression, trauma, emotional dysregulation, relationship difficulties, workplace stress, burnout and adjustment to significant life changes.
For neurodivergent clients, Anna takes an affirming approach and can adapt therapy around different communication styles, sensory needs, emotional processing and ways of thinking. She works with autistic clients, people with ADHD and people with AuDHD.
Therapy is collaborative and paced according to what feels useful and manageable, with the aim of helping you develop greater emotional awareness, resilience, self-understanding and practical ways of responding to life’s challenges.