Our Team

Angela Thomson is an experienced counsellor / psychotherapist who works online with individual adults, couples and families with a wide range of issues and problems including: anxiety; low mood/depression; stress; bereavement/grief; abuse; anger; assertiveness; life transitions; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); relationship problems; relaxation; trauma; and many more issues. 

Angela has significant experience working with abuse and grief and she is passionate about working with clients who have experienced trauma. She has a special interest in couple's therapy. 
 

Angela's way of working

Angela is an empathic, compassionate, focused and dedicated practitioner. She works in an integrative way, meaning that she has knowledge of a number of therapeutic approaches and she tailors her approach to fit the unique needs and preferences of each person. Angela offers a range of counselling/psychotherapy approaches including Mindfulness-Based Therapy, DBT-Informed skills, Person Centred Therapy, Psychodynamic therapy and Somatic Therapy. Her main approach to therapy is person-centred and she believes in developing a strong therapeutic relationship with each client in order to help bring about change.
 

Angela's background and training

Angela has worked as a psychotherapist for over eight years. During this time she has worked at a hospital specialising in habitual behaviours. This has enhanced her understanding of trauma and adversity and enabled her to develop new skills.  She has been facilitating a grief group for the last few years as well as groups focusing on childhood adversity.  

Angela is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), having completed a three year training course in Somatic Experiencing with the European Association for Somatic Experiencing. 

Angela is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).



 

Angela's fee

Angela charges £70 a session for self-funding clients. She also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.