Dr. Anne-Sophie Bammens
Founder, Director, Clinical Supervisor, Counselling Psychologist & Speaker
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Therapy that everyone can afford
Headstrong Counsellingis the organisation I founded in 2019 on one principle: no one should be priced out of feeling better. What began in a few evening rooms in London is now one of Britain's largest low-cost counselling organisations — more than 200,000 sessions delivered across the UK, online and in person.
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The Headstrong team · London
200,000+
counselling sessions delivered
1,500+
trainee counsellors supported
300+
Headstrong Academy students
2019
Headstrong Counselling founded
Mastering Your First Sessions
Walk into your first session with confidence.
Starting client work is the most exciting — and most nerve-racking — moment of counselling training. This is the practical guide I wish every trainee had: step-by-step guidance, real-world scenarios and the tools to build strong client relationships from day one.
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“Every trainee MUST get this book — you will not be disappointed!”Amazon reader, verified purchase
Stress release, in your pocket
Head On brings evidence-based stress-release techniques to your phone — guided exercises for grounding, breathing and calming your nervous system. Psychology-backed support between sessions, or before you ever need one.
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Meet Anne-Sophie
From frontline services to a UK-wide movement
My career has taken me from women's centres and NHS drug and alcohol services to primary schools and family services — everywhere the need for support outstrips access to it. That experience became my mission: mental health care that everyone can actually afford.
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