Anne Ryan

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Body Psychotherapist and Humanistic Psychotherapist

I am a UKCP Accredited Body Psychotherapist working with adults in a humanistic, integrative, and body-centred way.

My journey into body psychotherapy began through my career as a vocal coach and performance artist. Working with performers, I became fascinated by the many ways we communicate emotion—not only through words and voice, but through breath, movement, posture, and the body itself.

Alongside my own creative practice, I discovered how music, body awareness, breath, and voice could help restore balance and deepen emotional wellbeing. This experience inspired me to train as a body psychotherapist and continues to shape the way I work today.

How I work

My approach is humanistic, integrative, and body-centred. I believe that our bodies often carry experiences, emotions, and patterns that may not always be accessible through words alone. Together, we explore the relationship between mind and body, developing awareness of habitual patterns that may once have served a purpose but now limit how you experience yourself and the world.

Working with your unique story, intuition, and embodied awareness, body psychotherapy becomes an opportunity to reconnect with yourself in a more authentic and compassionate way. As old patterns begin to soften, many people experience greater emotional freedom, resilience, and a renewed capacity to express themselves fully.

I offer a collaborative and reflective therapeutic space, respecting your individual pace while supporting your body's own capacity for healing and growth.

 

Areas I support

  • Emotional neglect, verbal and non-verbal communication

  • Developmental trauma, body-held patterns, existential pain

  • Life transitions: career, self-development, early-adult, mid-life, elderhood, fatherhood, motherhood.

  • Relationship with self, body, emotions, energy, and breath

  • Emotional expression, self-awareness, stability, feeling aligned

  • Anxiety, agitation, depression, stress, and emotional overwhelm

 

Therapies offered

  • Humanistic

  • Body-centred: work through the body

Who I work with

  • Adults

  • Individuals seeking a holistic, body-based therapeutic approach

  • People interested in exploring the connection between body, movement, breath and sound

Professional registration

  • UKCP Accredited Body Psychotherapist

  • Accredited Body Psychotherapist with UKAHPP

  • Voice Practitioner Member of the Natural Voice Network

  • Member of the Association of Biodynamic Massage Therapists

My work includes

Individual body psychotherapy, integrating verbal reflection with embodied awareness

Supporting clients to recognise and transform longstanding emotional and physical patterns

Working with breath, movement, and body awareness to foster resilience, authenticity, and lasting wellbeing

Practical information

  • Sessions: In-person

  • Location: 8AKP Counselling and Psychotherapy, 8A Kings Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ

  • Fees: Self-funding clients

Contact & booking

Through my work as a body practitioner, I believe that the body holds an innate capacity for healing. By listening with curiosity and compassion to both mind and body, body psychotherapy can create the conditions for meaningful embedded change, living your life with greater freedom and positive attitude.

If you feel my approach may suit you, please get in touch:

Email: annelryan.therapy@gmail.com

Website: www.annelryan.co.uk