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Ana (Anabel) Olmedo Gonzalez, NCPS

Ana (Anabel) Olmedo Gonzalez is a counsellor who focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression.

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About Ana

Ana (Anabel) Olmedo Gonzalez is a counsellor who focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English and Spanish. Ana brings seven years of experience and practices online as well as from a personal setting in Exeter alongside her NHS role in Talking Therapy Services.

Ana uses a person-centred approach that keeps the client's experience central.

Background and approach

She blends that with trauma-focused methods and mindfulness to help people manage strong emotions and distressing memories. Sessions are conversational and paced to the individual's needs. She has a Professional Accreditation from the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and a Practitioner Registration in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression from Metanoia Institute.

Those qualifications inform her way of working and clinical perspective. Ana helps people who are coping with life changes, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, family-of-origin problems, career and purpose questions, and caregiving strain. She also supports people facing issues such as ageing and geriatric concerns, attachment struggles, immigration-related stress, and cancer-related distress.

Her practice draws on mindfulness, somatic awareness and emotionally-focused thinking to calm the body and make feelings clearer. She aims to create a calm, attentive space where people can talk through painful experiences and find steadier footing. Away from work she enjoys nature, meditation and yoga, and she is currently training as a yoga teacher.

These interests influence her gentle, reflective style in sessions.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
NCPS	NCS21-01210	June 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

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How Ana blends approaches for online therapy

Ana draws on client-centred work to prioritise the person in the room. This approach focuses on listening, acceptance and following the client's pace to help them feel understood and make sense of difficult moments.

She also uses trauma-focused methods that aim to address the effects of traumatic experiences. These approaches help people process distressing memories and reduce the intensity of strong emotional reactions over time.

Mindfulness is another element of her practice and is used to develop present-moment awareness and gentle grounding skills. Mindfulness techniques can support managing anxiety, stress and overwhelming feelings by encouraging simple attention to the body and breath.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ana will work with each person to identify what fits their goals and preferences, and adapt methods as the work progresses. Clients help shape the focus and pace of sessions so the plan reflects their needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions suit those who prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Ana commonly help with?

She works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. Ana also supports those facing relationship strain, caregiving stress, self-esteem and life-purpose questions.

What style of therapy can I expect in sessions?

Ana uses a person-centred way of working, combined with trauma-focused approaches and mindfulness. Sessions tend to be conversational, with attention to feelings and bodily responses.

How long has she practised?

Ana has seven years of professional experience, including work within the NHS Talking Therapy Services alongside her independent practice.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds Professional Accreditation with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and a Practitioner Registration in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression from Metanoia Institute. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

How are sessions delivered online?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client's preference.

What does therapy cost and how are payments managed?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.