Ana Ochoa de Eribe, BACP

Ana Ochoa de Eribe is a UK-based psychotherapist and counsellor with two decades of clinical experience supporting people through anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. She combines warmth and professional curiosity to help individuals explore their thoughts, feelings, and life transitions while building practical skills for emotional resilience. Ana works in both English and Spanish and brings an integrative stance that adapts to each person’s needs.

Ana offers individual and couples therapy as well as group workshops that focus on family dynamics, parent-child relationships, and healing patterns that affect adult partnerships. Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, control struggles, and the emotional aftermath of separation or divorce. She also works with mood disorders, narcissistic dynamics, shame and guilt, and challenges tied to cultural adjustment and life purpose.

Holding membership with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - Ana follows recognized professional standards for counselling and psychotherapy. Her approach blends person-centered listening with depth-oriented work to help clients uncover strengths, process painful experiences, and move toward greater clarity. She provides both short-term and longer-term therapy, tailoring the pace and focus to each person’s goals and circumstances.

Integrative approaches and flexible online therapy

Ana often draws on person-centered work, which focuses on listening with empathy and helping people connect with their own values and strengths. This approach supports clients working with anxiety, stress, and relationship concerns by creating an accepting space to explore feelings and choices. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to explore how past patterns and early attachments shape current relationships and emotional responses - this can be helpful for issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, and repeating relationship patterns. When appropriate, Ana incorporates transpersonal perspectives to address meaning, life purpose, and spiritual dimensions that some clients wish to explore.

Choosing the right therapeutic method is part of the collaborative process. Ana discusses options with each person, tailoring the blend of approaches to match their goals, preferences, and the practical needs of therapy. Together they review progress and adjust the plan as needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, when travel is difficult, or when accessing a therapist in another location. Licensed professionals like Ana adapt their methods to work effectively across these formats while focusing on accessible, goal-oriented support.