Hannah is a psychodynamic psychotherapist who works with adults experiencing a wide range of difficulties, including trauma, relationship problems, anxiety, and challenges connected to work and working life.

She offers both open-ended psychotherapy and shorter-term therapy. Sometimes there is a particular issue that a client wants to focus on, in which case they might work together for around 12 weeks. At other times, it can be helpful to have more space to explore what is going on in a person’s life and where some of these difficulties might come from. Hannah works collaboratively with her clients to think about what approach would be most useful for them.

Her approach is psychodynamic, which means that alongside thinking about what is happening in a person’s life now, she can help explore how past experiences and relationships may be influencing the way they feel, think and relate to themselves and others. Hannah believes that understanding these patterns can help make sense of the present and create opportunities for things to feel different.

Alongside her private practice, Hannah works as a Service Manager within secondary mental health services in the community. Before training as a psychotherapist, she worked for several years in supported housing, supporting people who had experienced domestic abuse, substance misuse, homelessness and mental health difficulties, as well as people who had come into contact with the criminal justice system. Much of this work centred on helping people find stability and regain independence.

These experiences have shaped the way Hannah works. She brings an understanding that difficulties don’t happen in isolation, and that relationships, work, housing, financial circumstances, mental health and past experiences can all affect how a person feels and functions. She aims to offer a space where clients can talk openly about whatever is bringing them to therapy, without judgement.

Hannah completed her Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy training at Birkbeck, University of London, and is a member of the BACP.