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&amp; Training<\/div>\n<h1>A place to be met, exactly as you are<\/h1>\n<p class=\"hp-tagline\">Therapy, support for professionals, and postgraduate training \u2014 grounded in over forty years of walking alongside people through the hard and the hopeful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hp-credits\">Annie Kissane \u00b7 MBACP (Sen. 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I am so glad you have found your way here.<\/strong><\/p>\n  <p>Whether you are looking for therapy for yourself, professional support for your practice, or postgraduate training that meets the depth of the work \u2014 this is a space designed to meet you honestly, warmly, and with real understanding of what you carry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ============================================================ -->\n<!-- ABOUT ME                                                     -->\n<!-- ============================================================ -->\n\n<h2>About Me<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"hp-figure-right\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Annie-with-client.jpg\" alt=\"Annie Kissane in session\">\n  <figcaption>Annie in the room where much of this work happens.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>Hello, and welcome. My name is <strong>Annie Kissane<\/strong>, and I am the person behind <em>Authentic Therapy &amp; Training<\/em>. 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Drawing on a broad theoretical base, I adapt how we work together according to your needs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<!-- ============================================================ -->\n<!-- THREE SERVICES                                               -->\n<!-- ============================================================ -->\n\n<h2>What I offer<\/h2>\n\n<p>Three distinct strands of work \u2014 each with its own depth and its own audience. 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Individual and relational counselling, drawing on many years of experience with trauma, faith, and the long slow work of healing.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/therapy\/\">Read more about Therapy \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"hp-service\">\n    <div class=\"icon-col gold\">\n      <div class=\"num\">2<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"tag\">For counsellors \u00b7 For caring professionals<\/div>\n      <h3>Support<\/h3>\n      <p>Vital to your self-care as a professional is securing accepting and empathic support \u2014 a place to download and debrief clinical work, reflect on your practice, and recover from the stresses and strains that can be part of caring for others on a daily basis. Clinical supervision, professional mentoring, and BACP accreditation companionship.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"btn gold\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/support\/\">Read more about Support \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"hp-service\">\n    <div class=\"icon-col secondary\">\n      <div class=\"num\">3<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <div class=\"tag\">For practitioners \u00b7 For organisations<\/div>\n      <h3>Training<\/h3>\n      <p>Home to the <strong>Level 7 Diploma in Trauma-informed Advanced Therapeutic Practice<\/strong> \u2014 a new, CPCAB-accredited postgraduate course built around the <em>Anastasis<\/em> model. Also ongoing CPD, masterclasses, and bespoke training for organisations. Small cohorts, unhurried teaching, and depth over volume.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"btn secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/training\/\">Read more about Training \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ============================================================ -->\n<!-- ANASTASIS TEASER                                             -->\n<!-- ============================================================ -->\n\n<h2>The Anastasis Model<\/h2>\n\n<p>Sitting at the heart of much of what I do is <em>Anastasis<\/em> \u2014 the working model I have spent years building for accompanying people through developmental and relational trauma. It draws on attachment theory, polyvagal insight, transactional analysis, positive psychology, and much else \u2014 held together by a shared language and a walkable map.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can read the model unfolding, piece by piece, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/blogs-news\/\">blog<\/a>. 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