Coco Ann

Face to face availability Monday 4-6pm and Tuesdays 8:00am-1:15pm.

My fee is £60 but I have some concessionary rates at £50 available.

I am a trauma-informed Humanistic Counsellor specialising in LGBTQ+, bereavement/loss, identity, addictive behaviours and life transitions. I am experienced in neurodiversity and Sex Worker Friendly. Counselling can be an important, powerful and potentially daunting decision. My wish is to provide a private, confidential space with enough trust and security to help you navigate life, have a deeper understanding of yourself or others and help process your thoughts and feelings. A Humanistic approach views each person as a unique individual and allows you the choice to decide who you want to be and how you want to live. I often work both creatively and somatically as our embodied and non verbal experiences are just as important to express.

I believe that we all deserve to have agency over our lives, but many of us find ourselves feeling powerless, lost, discontent or in despair. Not only can our personal lives be challenging, the world we live in can make those challenges even harder to navigate. I consider the systemic structures that affect us both collectively and individually.

You don't need to identify strictly as LGBTQ+ to reach out. I welcome allies, friends or relatives of the community, or anyone who might have a curiosity about their gender or sexuality but isn’t sure how they identify. I am Sex Worker Friendly and passionate about supporting Sex Workers.

I have volunteered at MindOut offering counselling to LGBTQ+ individuals for 2+ years and I have worked in various schools supporting students with mental health issues, ADHD and autism. The majority of my clients are neurodiverse and I am experienced in working with this. 

Before getting started, I offer a free 30 minute phone consultation to see if we'd like to work together. The first session will involve a brief assessment where I can get a sense of where you're at and what you'd like to explore. The counselling is there to best fit your needs, whether you're looking for a few sessions or want something longer. Sessions will be on the same day and time on a weekly basis.

I appreciate just how daunting the first session can be! I remember how nervous I was when I received counselling, and I will do my best to create a friendly atmosphere and put you at ease.