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About Hana
Hana Mandikova helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship difficulties using a person-centred way of working that focuses on present experience and emotional awareness. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years of professional experience in therapeutic roles.
She supports people dealing with depression, grief, self-esteem and addiction concerns. She also works with issues such as attachment and abandonment, body image, codependency, and problems linked to family of origin or immigration. Sessions look at how past experiences shape current reactions and relationships.
Hana’s approach is rooted in client-centred practice and includes mindfulness and trauma-focused methods. In practical terms this means sessions encourage noticing thoughts, feelings and bodily responses, and slow processing of difficult memories when clients are ready. The focus is on understanding patterns rather than only fixing symptoms.
She has experience in educational, workplace and voluntary settings prior to her current practice, and brings years of counselling work alongside her professional practice. That background informs a straightforward, conversational style in sessions.
People who come for help can expect a calm, steady process of talking things through, making sense of past events and building coping skills for daily life. The therapist and client decide together what to address and at what pace.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Hana works with Client-Centred Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside mindfulness practices. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting your experience back so you can notice feelings and choices. This approach helps with relationship problems, self-esteem and day-to-day stress. Mindfulness Therapy uses attention to breathing and bodily signals to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation, useful for anxiety and anger. Trauma-Focused Therapy involves careful, paced work to make sense of past events and reduce their impact on present life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options in early sessions and agree a plan based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made and new issues come up.
Session formats are not detailed in the supplied biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family commitments and can reduce travel time. They also allow short check-ins when a quick conversation helps, or longer sessions when deeper processing is needed. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, commonly use these flexible arrangements to help people keep therapy practical alongside everyday life.
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Questions about Hana
- Does she work with anxiety and stress?
- Yes. She supports people with stress, anxiety and coping with life changes using person-centred and mindfulness approaches.
- What kind of counselling does she offer?
- She uses Client-Centred Therapy alongside Mindfulness Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to focus on present experience and process past trauma.
- How much experience does she have?
- She has five years of professional therapeutic experience plus many earlier years working in counselling roles in education, workplace and voluntary settings.
- Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?
- Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in the United Kingdom.
- What languages are sessions offered in?
- Sessions are offered in English.
- Can people outside the UK work with her?
- No. She does not accept international clients at this time.
- How are sessions arranged and paid for?
- Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
- How do I start sessions with her?
- Choose the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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