About Anna - Perinatal Counselling Psychologist
Dr Anna Fitzgibbon
BSc (Hons); DCounsPsych
Hi there, I’m Anna, a Senior Counselling Psychologist.
I specialise in Perinatal Mental Health and Fertility and currently split my time between private practice and the NHS where I work alongside parents and infants.
I am passionate about offering support to individuals and couples throughout their experiences of fertility and parenthood, from pre-conception to the early years of parenting. Whether you are struggling with your fertility, have experienced loss, are struggling with your mental health pre- or post-natally or are having difficulties with your relationship or attachment with your baby. These can be painful, isolating and overwhelming times and my role is to be alongside you whilst you make sense of and move through your experiences.
My priority is creating a safe, compassionate, collaborative and non-judgemental space online where you can bring all of yourself. I work with individuals and couples and very much see you as the expert of your experiences. I therefore draw on a range of trauma and attachment informed therapies to be able to offer an approach which is flexible and tailored to you.
Areas of interest:
Perinatal mental health, fertility difficulties/infertility, pre- and post-natal depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (specifically birth trauma), OCD, loss & bereavement (including baby loss) and relationship & attachment difficulties (infant mental health).
Specialises in:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP), Person-Centred Therapy, Trauma focused CBT, Parent-Infant Psychotherapy, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
I am a registered member of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC Number PYL042109).
GETTING TO KNOW Anna|Perinatal Clinical Psychologist|Sussex
- PsychD Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (University of Manchester, 2022)
- Level 2 in Counselling Skills (Counselling & Psychotherapy Training Academy, 2017)
- Psychology BSc (University of Warwick, 2013) – First Class
- Working with trauma related dissociation (Greater Manchester Rape Crisis Training Centre, May 2019)
- Working with Complex Trauma on the First Stage of Trauma Recovery (Complex Trauma Therapists Network UK, June 2019)
- A 2-day introduction to working online with Children and Young People (The National Council of Psychotherapists, May 2020)
- Addressing suicidality and risk online (The National Council of Psychotherapists, May 2020)
- An Introduction to theory & Practice of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) (The Compassionate Mind Foundation, June 2020)
- Adult Attachment & Relationship: what it means for therapy (Inspire CPD, July 2020)
- An Introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) (Greater Manchester Rape Crisis Training Centre, November 2020)
- Working with trauma-related hurt in attachment (Greater Manchester Rape Crisis Training Centre, December 2020)
- CBT for Bipolar Disorder: Clinical Workshop (SPFT – Psychology and Psychological Therapies, February 2022)
- Working effectively with Trauma and PTSD in Perinatal Period, Dr Nick Grey (SPFT – Psychology and Psychological Therapies, Feb 2023)
- Assessing Parent-Infant Relationships (OXPIP, May 2023)
- Ghosts in the nursery (OXPIP, July 2023)
- Perinatal Clinical Psychology Training (University of Exeter, 2024)
- CBT for Perinatal OCD – a workshop (Fiona Challacombe, June 2023)
- Cycles of Dreams and Despair: working therapeutically with fertility issues and reproductive loss (BPS, 2025)
Dr. Anna Fitzgibbon is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Reg number: PYL042109
Professional Referral Network
Referral Network
My priority is ensuring you receive timely, specialist psychological support for your fertility and perinatal journey. When my caseload is full or when taking a break from practice, I work with trusted psychology colleagues who share my approach to therapy.
If I'm unable to offer you an appointment, I can refer you to Dr Anna Fitzgibbon, Counselling Psychologist, who also specialises in fertility difficulties, pregnancy loss, and perinatal mental health.
I'm transparent that I receive a referral fee when connecting clients with colleagues in this way, but I only recommend psychologists whose clinical approach and expertise I trust completely.