Maitena Anda, BACP

Maitena Anda is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 12 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and she also supports those navigating relationship and family challenges. Maitena aims to meet each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion from the first conversation.

She adapts the way she talks and plans work to fit each person's needs. That can mean focusing on how attachment and past relationships shape present feelings, or using mindfulness to help manage overwhelming emotions. Sessions are paced to suit the individual and to help people build useful coping skills over time.

Maitena draws on several therapeutic approaches, including attachment-based, client-centred, Jungian and existential ideas. These inform how she listens, asks questions and helps examine patterns that repeat in relationships and self-image. The Jungian perspective can bring attention to symbols, dreams and deeper meaning, while client-centred work focuses on the person's own experience.

She has experience supporting people with intimacy issues, parenting strains, body image concerns and a range of attachment and abandonment worries. Additional areas of focus include codependency, dissociation, blended family problems and fatherhood issues.

Maitena offers therapy in English and Spanish. She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready and will work collaboratively to shape a clear plan for therapy.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and trust. It helps when patterns of distance, clinginess or abandonment keep repeating in adult relationships and parenting situations.

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own experience and pace. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the person find their own answers, which can be useful for building self-esteem and clarity.

Mindfulness practice strengthens the ability to notice thoughts and feelings without immediately reacting. It can be helpful for anxiety, stress and emotional overwhelm by teaching simple attention and breathing skills.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and preferences, and try different ways of working until the best fit emerges. This means therapy can be shaped around what matters most to the client rather than imposing a single method.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions more easily into a busy week and reducing travel time. It can also make shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling simpler to arrange. The original biography does not name which session formats are used, so please confirm current options before booking to ensure they fit your routine.