Hannah Bradley-Beck

I work in a person-centred, non-directive style, meaning you will be in charge of the process, and may in time find yourself growing in understanding, confidence and developing a greater sense of control.

The beauty of seeing a private therapist is it gives you more options to tailor the work to your needs; whether this is engaging for a longer or shorter period, working in a fluid exploratory way or a more structured process, or focussing on one thing or many. I do my best to make this process as helpful to you as possible.

My practices draw on philosophy from Psychodynamic Therapy, Behavioural Therapies, Humanistic Therapies. I am also often inspired by social and political theories such as body positivity/neutrality and feminism. I aim to provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere to all, and, as a Queer person, I may be able to sit with the nuances of queerness in a way others may not be. 

I have tried to use this space to give you some information on myself, my practice and what I offer my clients. However, if you have any questions or would like to have an informal chat on whether counselling is right for you, please get in touch.

Therapy provides us a unique space to explore our experiences with empathy, acceptance and support. I offer a warm and confidential space that aims to make you feel listened to and understood.

For some, coming to therapy can be a very uncomfortable thing to do. For others, it is a relief to have access to a place to share. Either way, my aim will always be to hold space for every aspect of a person’s experience and to treat what is shared with care and respect.

Therapy can help to:

• Process a traumatic event, such as a bereavement or relationship breakdown
• Create better relationships with others and ourselves by helping us to build better boundaries.
• Establish better coping mechanisms which help us to heal, while gently loosening our grip on unhelpful ones.
• Learn to tolerate discomfort and withstand what we cannot control. 

I always offer a free 20-minute introductory phone call which gives us a chance to start to get to know each other and gives you a chance ask any questions. 

During our first session my focus is on starting to build a relationship and contracting so we both agree and understand the boundaries of the work.