Hannah Dickinson, BACP

Hannah Dickinson offers a compassionate, person-focused approach to therapy. She uses client-centred ways of working to help people talk through stress, anxiety, trauma and everyday habits that get in the way of daily life. Hannah is identified with BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she brings ten years of professional experience to her practice.

Hannah listens first and adapts each session to what the individual needs. She helps people build practical routines and rethink unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour. Conversations can cover mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar challenges, issues with sleep and eating, as well as relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

Her approach also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time. That can help when someone wants to understand where problems come from rather than only managing symptoms. Trauma-focused methods are used when past hurt affects day-to-day functioning or causes anxiety.

Hannah supports people facing addiction, parenting stress, career crossroads, ADHD-related struggles and questions of identity, including LGBT matters. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, communication problems, hoarding and midlife change.

Sessions are tailored and practical, with an emphasis on small steps that people can use between appointments. The goal is to help people manage tough feelings, change habits that hold them back, and find clearer direction for moving forward.

How Hannah's approaches work in online therapy

Client-centred work puts the person and their concerns at the heart of each session. The therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and helps develop practical strategies and everyday habits that support change. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety and day-to-day difficulties.

Psychodynamic work looks at patterns that repeat across relationships and time. It helps people make sense of why they react in certain ways and can be useful for issues like relationship problems, guilt and long-standing mood difficulties.

Trauma-focused methods focus on the impact of past events and on reducing their hold over current life. This can help with symptoms linked to trauma and abuse, and with anxiety that stems from earlier experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match the client's goals, preferences and current situation. That may mean blending elements of different approaches and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing appointments during a lunch break. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that do not rely on video when that helps someone engage more comfortably.