Anabelle Tidmarsh

Anabelle Tidmarsh is a person-centred practitioner who regards the counselling relationship as a vital means of helping clients access their own resilience and inner resources.

She holds an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Keele University, awarded with distinction - an achievement she attributes in part to her own experience as a client.

Anabelle has worked with a range of issues, including anxiety, trauma and low self-esteem, and has experience running relaxation and yoga sessions with people who have experienced trauma. She places importance on bringing awareness to the body when exploring mental health and wellbeing.

She takes time to get to know each client, learning about their support network, strengths and the experiences that have shaped them. Anabelle believes that people have the potential to become the best version of themselves, and that the counselling relationship can play a key role in that process. Together she will explore defence systems that once served a purpose but may now hold someone back, and clarify what the client would like to gain from sessions, recognising that the client is the expert on their own life.

Her role is to build a relationship in which clients feel comfortable addressing the issues most helpful to them and to offer the support and encouragement needed to promote positive change. She views counselling as an opportunity for people to feel seen, heard and accepted.

In her free time Anabelle enjoys spending time with her family and walking her springer spaniel, Olly.