About Angela
Angela Neary is a BACP counsellor with 20 years of experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and addictions. She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, self-esteem, parenting stress, eating and intimacy-related issues. Angela also lists LGBT among her areas of focus and is based in the United Kingdom.
Her style is warm, open and interactive. Sessions aim to be respectful and non-judgemental. She listens and helps each person find their own way forward rather than imposing labels or fixed answers.
Background and approach
Angela trained as a person-centred counsellor, graduating in 2005, and uses that human-centred approach alongside cognitive behavioural methods. She blends these with psychodynamic ideas, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to shape a plan that fits each person’s needs. She has worked in community mental health roles and alongside social care and social work teams.
That background means she is used to practical, real-world problems and long-term support across adulthood. In sessions she focuses on collaboration and practical steps. Conversations explore patterns, current difficulties and small changes a person can try between meetings.
The aim is steady progress at a pace that suits the individual. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
What Angela works with
Everything Angela lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Angela is listed here; the rest shows what else Angela works with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Angela lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches you might use in online therapy
Angela blends person-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness in ways that suit each person. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening, respect and helping you find your own answers; it can help when someone needs space to talk and be heard. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, lift mood or change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness encourages simple attention practices to lower stress and build awareness of feelings and reactions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide what feels helpful, based on a person’s goals and preferences. That means approaches can change over time as needs shift.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel, and some formats need less bandwidth or can be shorter check-ins. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques normally used face-to-face so they work well in remote sessions, helping clients practice new skills and track progress in everyday life.
Questions people ask about Angela
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions and relationship difficulties, plus related issues such as grief, low self-esteem and career stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?
Her sessions are warm, open and interactive, combining person-centred listening with cognitive behavioural and solution-focused tools to help people make practical changes.
What is her professional background?
She has worked for 20 years as a counsellor and mental health improvement officer and has experience alongside social care and social work teams.
Where is the counsellor based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are offered and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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