Maitena Anda, BACP

12 years in practice

Maitena Anda is a counsellor with 12 years of practice in the United Kingdom.

License and registration

BACP: 378474 · expires February 2027
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English, Spanish

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About Maitena

Maitena Anda is a counsellor with 12 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works in English and Spanish. Maitena focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and low mood, and she also supports those facing grief, trauma and intimacy concerns.

Her approach is straightforward and respectful. Maitena listens first and shapes sessions around each person's needs.

Background and approach

She aims to make conversations clear and practical so people can try small changes between meetings. Maitena draws on ideas from existential therapy to help people face life’s big questions and find meaning when things feel empty or overwhelming. She also uses attachment-based ways of working to look at how early relationships affect current connections and feelings of safety.

Clients can expect a conversational style that values honesty and sensitivity. Maitena pays attention to family background, parenting pressures, and relationship patterns that often show up as anxiety or self-esteem problems. She has experience with a wide range of concerns including LGBT-related issues, separation and divorce, blended family matters, and fatherhood issues.

Maitena also supports people managing autism or Asperger syndrome who want to understand how their experiences affect relationships and daily life. Sessions are tailored and practical. Maitena helps people set achievable goals and thinks with them about next steps, whether that means coping strategies, new perspectives, or changes in behaviour.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Maitena lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Depression
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Midlife crisis
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Maitena names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches come alive online

Existential therapy helps people name what matters to them and face questions about meaning, choice and purpose. It is useful when life feels empty, when major changes happen, or when someone wants to make clearer decisions about next steps.

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape how someone connects now. It helps with worries about closeness, abandonment fears, and repeating old patterns in relationships.

Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of the process through attentive listening and a non-judgemental stance. It suits people who need a steady space to be heard and to build confidence in their own choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and together they will decide which methods to use. That collaborative conversation guides how sessions are shaped over time.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and have full conversations, phone sessions can suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can work for quick reflections or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting and busy days while still keeping the focus on steady therapeutic progress.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this counsellor address?

Maitena supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also works with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, LGBT matters and body image concerns.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The style is conversational and respectful, with a focus on listening first and tailoring the work to each person. Sessions aim to be practical so people can try new ways of coping between meetings.

What experience does the counsellor bring?

She has 12 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom with a range of emotional and relational issues.

What credential and location information is provided?

Maitena is BACP which means she is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to suit different language preferences.

What session formats are offered online?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

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