What happens after you book?
Once you book, you'll receive a confirmation email with everything you need for your first session
There is no pressure to know exactly what's wrong to talk about - your therapist will guide the first session gently at your pace.
Meet Annette
Supporting adults with anxiety, depression, grief and baby loss
If you’re living with anxiety, low-mood, intrusive thoughts, poor sleep, emotional exhaustion or a sense of disconnection from yourself, you may feel overwhelmed, stuck or unsure how to move forward. When things feel this heavy, it can be easy to believe that everyone else is coping better – which can feel deeply isolating.
I’m Annette, a qualified counsellor supporting adults of all ages and genders. I work in a person centred and integrative way, meaning therapy is shaped around you, your experiences, and what you need most. I offer a safe, supportive and non-judgemental space, where feeling understood and at ease is central to the work we do together.
If you’re looking for compassionate support with anxiety, depression, grief, baby loss or stillbirth you are very welcome here.
How therapy can help
You may be carrying anxiety that never fully switches off, low mood that lingers, or memories that intrude when you least expect them. Relationships can begin to feel strained, or you might find yourself withdrawing from others altogether.
Therapy offers a space where you don’t have to carry this alone. By gently exploring what you’re experiencing, it becomes possible to reduce distress, build understanding and move towards a greater sense of stability and emotional safety.
I have both professional and personal insight into anxiety, which allows me to work with sensitivity and care. Together, we can explore anxious thoughts, how your body responds to them, and develop coping strategies that support calm, resilience and self-awareness – moving beyond short-term avoidance towards more sustainable ways of coping.
Grief, Baby Loss and Stillbirth
My work in this area is deeply informed by both professional training and lived experience. I understand how isolating and life-altering baby loss and stillbirth can be, and how difficult it can feel to speak openly about your grief.
Grief is not something to “get over,” and it does not follow a straight line. When grief is acknowledged or unsupported, it can become complicated and leave you feeling stuck or disconnected from yourself and others.
I offer a space where your loss, your baby and your story are held with care, respect and compassion. I will walk alongside you at your own pace, supporting you to find meaning, expression and gentleness towards yourself as you heal.
Working together:
I understand how daunting it can feel to access counselling, especially for the first time. Our initial session is a gentle opportunity to explore what’s been happening for you and what you hope to gain from therapy. Sessions are led by you and move at a pace that feels right.
We will regularly review the work together and adapt as needed. My role is to support you with honesty, warmth and care, helping you build confidence, strengthen self-esteem, and make choices that reflect the life you want to live.
Through our work together, I may share practical tools and insights from different therapeutic approaches to support clarity, understanding and emotional wellbeing.
My Background
Alongside my counselling training, I have a long background in family support and children’s care, learning and development. This experience strongly informs my work with adults, particularly around attachment, relationships and emotional wellbeing.
Clients often discribe me as kind, patient, caring and approachable. Creating a trusting therapeutic relationship is central to my work, and I offer a culturally sensitive and LGBTQIA+ affirming space where all aspects of your identity are welcomed and respected.
Criteria for my service
You don’t need to meet any criteria to work with me
Whoever you are and whatever you’re carrying, you are welcome here. Simply choose an appointment time that works for you and book directly from this page. I look forward to meeting you.
Areas I specialise In
- Anxiety and generalised anxiety
- Low mood and depression
- Grief and bereavement
- Baby loss and stillbirth
- Chronic illness
- Sleep difficulties
- Social anxiety
- Self-esteem and self-worth
- Identity and sense of self
Accreditations
BACP Membership
Client Group
Adults
Face-to-face sessions only
Grey Matters Centre works within clear safeguarding and ethical boundaries. If issues arise that sit outside our scope of practice, we will always support families to access the most appropriate services.
There is no specific criteria to access my service. If you feel this support could be helpful, you’re very welcome to choose an available appointment at the top of this page and book in when it suits you.
If there are no appointments are visible, I am fully booked at this time. Please feel free to explore our other therapists, some of whom may have availability.
Thank you for taking the time to read my page. I look forward to meeting you and working together when you’re ready.
Qualifications
- Working Therapeutically with trans (including non-binary) people
- BA Hons Degree (1st class) Integrated Counselling
- Thesis-autoethnography on stillbirth stigma
- Children and Young People’s Counselling
- NVQ Level 3 Children’s care, learning and development
- LSCP safeguarding children
- Asist Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Qualifications and registrations listed have been verified by Grey Matters Centre.
Fees
Adults £50 per 50 minute session.
Please only book your initial session here. All future sessions are to be booked with Annette in person.
Cancellations of less than 48 hours notice will incur the full fee
Availability
- Tuesday 9am – 1pm
My availability is displayed at the top of this page. You are most welcome to choose the most suitable appointment for you and go ahead and book it.
If there are no dates shown I am afraid I am fully booked, I am so sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Please do take a look at our other therapists on our website as some of them will have spaces that you are most welcome to go ahead and book.
NB. Please do not book in with a therapist whom you have a connection with or you know in some way as they will be unable to work with you.If you wish to make a query on this please call 07907613600 to discuss this issue.
General Booking Enquiry
If has availability it will be displayed at the top of this page. You are welcome to choose the most suitable date for you and go ahead and book it without filling in this booking form.
if you'd like further support, you can submit a booking enquiry or simply ask a question
At Grey Matters Centre we are a highly professional organisation of independent, qualified, experienced Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Scunthorpe.
