Areas of Expertise
Meta Cognitive Therapy
At Therapy with Anna Therese, we specialize in Meta Cognitive Therapy (MCT), a powerful approach that helps individuals manage anxiety, depression, and stress by changing their thought patterns. This evidence-based therapy empowers clients to gain insight into their thinking habits and develop healthier perspectives.
Healing Body Treatments
In addition to MCT, we offer holistic body treatments designed to promote healing and well-being. Our sessions focus on the mind-body connection, helping clients to release tension and foster a sense of peace and balance.
Community Support
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Our Approach to Therapy
At Therapy with Anna Therese, our mission is to support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery. We emphasize a gentle, caring environment where you can express yourself freely. Our sessions are designed to help you find peace in the present moment, moving away from the burdens of anxiety and overthinking. We offer a free 30-minute introductory session so you can experience our approach first-hand. We aim to create a safe space where you feel heard and understood, allowing for true transformation.
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Metacognitive Therapy
Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is a modern and evidence-based form of therapy developed by Professor Adrian Wells in the UK. Today, metacognitive approaches are increasingly being integrated into many forms of talk therapy due to their effectiveness in treating anxiety, stress, overthinking, and depression.
In modern society, many of us have learned to give our thoughts too much importance and attention. We often believe we must analyse, control, or solve every thought that appears in the mind. Metacognitive Therapy offers a different perspective: understanding that we exist beyond our thoughts, and that peace is not found in overthinking, but in changing the way we relate to our mind.
Much of our emotional suffering comes not from the thoughts themselves, but from the constant focus, worry, rumination, and mental engagement we have with them. This is where Metacognitive Therapy can create profound change.
Through therapy, we first begin identifying existing mental patterns, coping strategies, and unconscious habits that may be maintaining stress, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm. From there, we work on changing assumptions about the importance and meaning of thoughts, while strengthening the ability to detach from unhelpful thinking patterns and redirect attention back into the present moment.
The goal is not to “stop thinking,” but to develop a healthier and more balanced relationship with the mind. Over time, this creates greater clarity, calmness, emotional resilience, inner peace, and presence in everyday life.
Metacognitive Therapy is practical, structured, and focused on creating real change. While every person’s journey is individual, many people experience significant shifts within a relatively short period of time, often within around 6 sessions, when consistently applying the tools and techniques explored in therapy.