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Angela Davidson

Angela Davidson, BACP

BACP psychotherapist - anxiety and relationships

United Kingdom

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Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 303898
Experience
13 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Attachment focus
  • CBT and mindfulness
  • Motivational interviewing

About Angela

Angela Davidson is a BACP psychotherapist with 13 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, and supports a wide range of related concerns such as relationships, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. Angela also helps with issues like addiction, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, anger and self‑esteem challenges.

Her approach draws on methods that focus on relationships, thoughts and present experience. Sessions tend to be conversational and practical. She listens to what matters most to each person and helps them identify small, manageable steps forward. Sessions may also use exercises to notice thoughts and feelings and to try different ways of responding.

Angela has worked across local agencies and with young people in mental health settings. That background influences how she balances supportive listening with practical planning. She brings experience of long‑term and short‑term work, and helps people who need one‑off support as well as those looking for longer input.

People can expect sessions that explore patterns in relationships, beliefs that keep problems going, and small experiments to test new ways of coping. Angela also addresses specific areas such as attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and commitment or communication difficulties.

She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. To begin, people select the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How her approaches work online

Angela combines Attachment‑Based Therapy, Client‑Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in ways that suit the person she is working with. Attachment‑based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people notice repeating dynamics in close relationships. Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can make sense of their experience and decide what matters next. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses straightforward exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try alternative actions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Angela will discuss goals, preferences and practicalities with each person and agree a plan together. That collaborative decision helps shape whether the focus is on relationship patterns, thought‑based experiments, or brief motivational conversations to support change.

The profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑ins when needed. It can also support people who prefer to meet from a chosen location or who want to alternate session styles while they test what helps them most.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she work with?

She supports people with stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression and major life changes, among other issues.

How does she approach therapy?

Angela uses relationship‑focused, client‑centred and cognitive approaches, with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people notice patterns and try new responses.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years of professional experience, including roles in local agencies and work with young people in mental health settings.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and starting set up?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Angela DavidsonBACP

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