{"id":724,"date":"2025-01-27T17:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T17:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/?page_id=724"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:03:38","slug":"therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.th-page{max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;color:#2A2A28;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.55;}\n.th-page strong{font-weight:700;}\n.th-page em{font-style:italic;}\n.th-page a{color:#1F4E4A;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#9A6B1F;}\n.th-page h1,.th-page h2,.th-page h3{color:#1F4E4A;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25;}\n.th-page h1{font-size:2.1rem;margin:.4em 0 .3em;}\n.th-page h2{font-size:1.55rem;margin:2em 0 .5em;}\n.th-page h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin:1.4em 0 .4em;}\n.th-page p{margin:0 0 1.4em;}\n.th-hero{position:relative;margin:0 0 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.lede{font-size:1rem;}\n  .th-routes{grid-template-columns:1fr;}\n  .th-route img{height:180px;}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"th-page\">\n\n<div class=\"th-hero\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/counsellor_02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A face turned to the light \u2014 the openness that begins therapy\">\n  <div class=\"th-hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"kicker\">Therapy with Annie Kissane<\/div>\n    <h1>A courageous choice, met with care<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"lede\">Individual counselling, couples counselling, and mediation \u2014 grounded in over forty years of walking alongside people through the hard and the hopeful.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"th-intro\">\n  <p><strong>Welcome.<\/strong> People who choose to come for therapy are making a courageous choice \u2014 to face life&#8217;s challenges, to grow in self-awareness, and to potentially change the direction or the repeating patterns that have been a feature of their life so far.<\/p>\n  <p>That courage deserves to be met by someone who takes it seriously. Whether you are looking for individual therapy, or considering coming as a couple, the offerings here begin the same way \u2014 with an honest conversation about what has brought you, and where you are hoping to go.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>Everyone is unique, and deserves respect and compassion. Drawing on a broad theoretical base, I adapt how we work together according to your needs and the nature of your experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2>Two routes into therapy<\/h2>\n\n<p>The two offerings below do different work. Choose the one that fits what you need \u2014 or get in touch and we can work out together which is the right starting point.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"th-routes\">\n\n  <div class=\"th-route\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/counsellor_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A hand extending a glass of water \u2014 the offering of care\">\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <span class=\"tag\">Individual Therapy<\/span>\n      <h3>Individual Counselling<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"sub\">A held, confidential space for the work of becoming.<\/p>\n      <p>Individual therapy for adults \u2014 grounded in an integrative, person-centred approach with particular experience in developmental and relational trauma. A place to sit with what is difficult, to make sense of what has shaped you, and to move slowly towards the life you actually want to live.<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Weekly or fortnightly sessions<\/li>\n        <li>In-person in Aylesbury, or online<\/li>\n        <li>Integrative approach, tailored to you<\/li>\n        <li>Trauma-informed as standard<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/therapy\/individual-counselling\/\">Learn about Individual Therapy \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"th-route\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/counsellor_04-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A figure leaping in sunlight \u2014 the release when something long stuck begins to move\">\n    <div class=\"body\">\n      <span class=\"tag gold\">Relationships &amp; Mediation<\/span>\n      <h3>Couples &amp; Mediation<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"sub\">Where two people meet, and what happens between them.<\/p>\n      <p>Couples counselling and mediation for partners who want to understand what is happening between them \u2014 and to change it. Whether you are trying to save something, to grieve something, or to separate well, the work is the same at its core: honest conversation, held with warmth and rigour.<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Couples counselling for partners in ongoing relationship<\/li>\n        <li>Mediation for those navigating separation<\/li>\n        <li>In-person or online<\/li>\n        <li>Confidential, unhurried, honest<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <a class=\"btn gold\" href=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/therapy\/couples-counselling\/\">Learn about Couples &amp; Mediation \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>What you can expect, whichever route you take<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"th-values\">\n  <div class=\"th-value\">\n    <div class=\"word\">Confidentiality<\/div>\n    <div class=\"desc\">What is brought into the room stays there, within the standard professional exceptions.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"th-value\">\n    <div class=\"word\">Warmth<\/div>\n    <div class=\"desc\">A held space where you can bring the difficult and the ordinary alike.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"th-value\">\n    <div class=\"word\">Integrity<\/div>\n    <div class=\"desc\">Honest work, not agreement for its own sake. Real conversation, in service of real change.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"th-value\">\n    <div class=\"word\">Depth<\/div>\n    <div class=\"desc\">Grounded in forty years of experience, and in the reflective practice that keeps me learning too.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>The skill, I have come to think, is not in escaping the hard feelings but in holding them in balance with other truths \u2014 and that takes constant awareness and adjustment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"th-cta\">\n  <h2>Ready to talk?<\/h2>\n  <p>Every therapy relationship begins with a conversation. 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