Counsellor profile
Angela Bryant, BACP
Counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Trauma and abuse
- Addictions support
- Mindfulness practice
About Angela
Angela Bryant is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has ten years' experience. She works with adults on issues such as trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, parenting, depression and bipolar. Her practice also covers intimacy-related difficulties, eating problems, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
She draws on several approaches to support practical change. Sessions are straightforward conversations that look at what feels most pressing in daily life. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try small, testable changes between meetings.
Angela has a long background supporting people in recovery from addiction, and she uses that experience when helping people with substance use and related issues. She also works with people facing family problems, blended family tensions, infidelity, abandonment and issues linked to attachment and control.
Her experience includes client-centred work that focuses on the person's experience, cognitive behavioural techniques to address thoughts and behaviours, emotionally focused ideas around relationships, mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity, and psychodynamic thinking about past patterns. Sessions tend to be practical, conversational and aimed at clearer thinking and calmer responses.
Sessions are conducted in English and are based in the United Kingdom. Angela asks people to use the site's matching questionnaire to book a first appointment and to check current session options before arranging a meeting.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Angela commonly uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy as part of her online practice. Client-centred work focuses on what the person is experiencing in the moment and prioritises being heard; it can help when someone needs a clear space to talk through feelings about family or parenting. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood and change unhelpful patterns.She also draws on emotionally focused ideas when relationship feelings are central. That approach helps name and understand strong emotional reactions, which can reduce reactivity and improve communication over time. The therapist will discuss which approaches feel most useful and will work together with the person to decide an appropriate way forward based on goals and preferences.
Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as they are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy household and allows shorter check-ins when time is tight. It can also suit people who prefer not to travel, need a quieter setting, or want to use techniques such as mindfulness between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals will discuss how to shape sessions to fit everyday life when you arrange the first meeting.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting problems does she help with?
She works with adults on family problems, blended family issues and parenting strain. This includes difficulties after infidelity, separation or long-standing conflict.
How would she approach anxiety or stress?
She uses cognitive behavioural techniques alongside mindfulness to help reduce anxious thinking and reactivity. Sessions include practical steps to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years' experience as a counsellor and many years supporting people in recovery from addiction in other roles. That background informs her clinical work.
Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?
Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. The site questionnaire will list available ways to meet.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees are shown when you follow the booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.