Bridget Hannaford

Bridget Hannaford is a PACFA counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief and parenting challenges. She works in straightforward language and aims to make therapy feel manageable for busy families and individuals.

Bridget pays attention to how the body holds stress and includes somatic work alongside talking. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a respectful, listening space where the person sets the pace. Practical skills from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are offered when helpful.

She has five years of experience supporting people through perinatal anxiety and depression, life transitions, separation and the practical effects of grief. Bridget also works with the impacts of domestic violence, betrayal trauma and other forms of abuse, helping people make sense of what has happened and how it affects daily life.

Bridget is familiar with migration and cross-cultural issues, blended family difficulties and estrangement, and she brings that context into sessions when relevant. She aims to help clients notice unhelpful patterns, build clearer communication and find practical ways to manage overwhelming feelings.

Sessions focus on what the person needs now, combining emotion-focused understanding with skills for coping. People meet Bridget to talk through painful events, reduce intense emotions and find small, steady steps toward feeling more able in day-to-day life.

How Bridget's approaches translate to online counselling