Breathing deep of the air and the sky
The roar and sigh of the incoming tide
Embrace and entrance me like music and magic.
I am filled with life, with joy, with wonder
Like a child in the sunlit morning
When the world is perfect.
ANNIE

About Me

I am Ann Jenkins, welcome.

I worked for many years in education before taking a Master's degree in Education (Guidance and Counselling Skills) at Brunel University. This involved Person Centred, Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioural approaches to counselling as well as group dynamics and mentoring.

During this time, I was mentoring both trainee and newly qualified teachers. Later I also mentored adolescents and co-wrote a mentoring handbook for a London Borough in 2003. I trained as a Counsellor at the Metanoia Institute in Ealing, west London where I gained a diploma in Person Centred Counselling. I then commenced my work as a Counsellor, qualifying for accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. As an accredited counsellor/psychotherapist I am listed on the United Kingdom Register of Counsellors - UKRC.

I have counselled young people in Secondary Schools and within a Community Trust. I have also seen clients in a Women's Centre, a Black Mental Health Project and Employee Assistance Programmes as well as my own Private Practice which now includes hypnotherapy and life coaching. I have worked with people from varied age groups and cultural backgrounds.

I am interested in personal development, creativity, human potential and the effect that thought patterns can have on our lives. This has encouraged me to become involved in Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy, Life Coaching and focusing on positive solutions.

I trained as a Hypnotherapist at the Institute of Clinical Hypnosis in London qualifying with a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy- DCH and later with a diploma in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy - DHP. I am registered with the General Hypnotherapy register incorporating the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council. From this, I obtained a General Qualification in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy - GQHP. This professional body is encouraging a movement towards regulation for Hypnotherapists.

Finally, I was awarded a Life Coaching Certificate by Newcastle College. My experience of delivering related training includes Counselling Skills for Teachers, NVQ level 2 Counselling skills and Personal Development Workshops for Women.

Professional Qualifications

Professional Affiliations

I have experience of working with clients of all ages presenting a wide range of issues as well as different cultural backgrounds.

BACP, Counsellor, Counselling, Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy, Clinical, Hypnotherapist, Hypnotherapy, Stop Smoking, Anxiety and Stress, Confidence Building, Weight Control, Weight Loss, Weight Management, Life Coach.

I have helped clients overcome the following issues Anxiety, Auditions, Bereavement and loss, Blushing, Chronic Anxiety, Creativity, Confidence building and self-esteem, Control and Perfectionism, Coping with change and moving on, Depression, Divorce or separation, Driving, Examinations, Fear of flying, Fears, Feelings of guilt, Finding direction and purpose, General emotional difficulties, Goal setting, Habits, Improve concentration and memory, Insomnia, Interviews, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Major life change, Menopause, Mid Life Transition, Motivation and Purpose, Nail biting, Nerves, Nervousness, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Attacks, Performing Arts, Performance Enhancement, Personal development, Phobias, Positive Mental Attitude, Positive self image for women in mid life, Post Traumatic Stress, Public speaking and presentations, Quit Smoking, Reframing a Negative Outlook, Relationship problems, Relaxation, Self Confidence, Self Hypnosis, Shyness, Sports Performance Enhancement, Stage Fright, Stop Gambling, Stop Smoking, Stress, Stress Management, Study Skills and Examinations, Surviving Trauma, Tests, Trainee Counsellors, Visualisation, Weight Loss, Weight Management, Weight Control, Work related issues.

My practice is based in Chiswick, West London. It is easily accessible from Acton, Alperton, Barnes, Battersea, Bayswater, Belgravia, Brentford, Chelsea, Chessington, Clapham, Colindale, Colnbrook, Cranford, Cricklewood, Ealing, Earls Court, East Sheen, Feltham, Fulham, Greenford, Ham, Hammersmith, Hampton, Hanwell, Hanworth, Harmondsworth, Hayes, Heathrow, Heston, Holland Park, Hounslow, Isleworth, Kensington, Kew, Kingston Upon Thames, Knightsbridge, Little Venice, Maida Vale, Marylebone, Mayfair, Northolt, Notting Hill, Osterley, Paddington, Park Royal, Perivale, Petersham, Putney, Queens Park, Regents Park, Richmond Upon Thames, Roehampton, Ruislip, Sheen, Shepherds Bush, Southall, South Kensington, Surbiton, Teddington, Twickenham, Uxbridge, Victoria, Wandsworth, Whitton, Willesden, Wembley, West Drayton, Wimbledon, South West London.