Ana (Anabel) Olmedo Gonzalez , NCPS

Ana (Anabel) Olmedo Gonzalez is an integrative trauma counsellor who combines NHS work within Talking Therapy Services with a private practice in Exeter and online offerings. With seven years of professional experience, she brings a person-centred approach at the heart of her work, integrating mindfulness and transpersonal elements to support people through depression, bereavement by suicide, and complex trauma. She also works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, self-esteem and career concerns, compassion fatigue, and a wide range of life transitions and attachment-related issues.

Ana holds a Practitioner License in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD) from the Metanoia Institute, a practitioner-level qualification focused on depression, and she is professionally accredited by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). These credentials reflect her focused training and ongoing commitment to established counselling standards. She blends empathic listening with practical therapeutic methods to help people process painful experiences and discover clearer pathways forward.

Outside of her clinical work Ana values nature, meditation, and yoga and is currently undertaking yoga teacher training with Yoga Vida. She practises regular meditation and enjoys a ceremonial cup of cacao at the end of the day as a personal ritual to honour daily moments.

Approaches and Access for Online Therapeutic Support

Ana uses client-centred therapy to create a safe, empathic space in which the person leads the pace and focus of sessions; this approach supports self-exploration, emotional processing, and helps with depression, anxiety, and life transitions. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), which pays attention to relationship patterns and emotional bonding to address attachment concerns, intimacy-related issues, and family or couple dynamics. Mindfulness therapy is incorporated to help people develop present-moment awareness and practical strategies for coping with stress, trauma symptoms, and overwhelming emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Ana works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will adapt techniques and pacing so therapy feels personally relevant and supportive.

Online therapy with Ana is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations while maintaining continuous support across changing life circumstances.