Dr Hannah Cowan
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About me
Welcome…
Hello and a very warm welcome to you. My name is Dr Hannah Cowan and I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist working in private practice and the NHS. I provide a compassionate, warm, confidential and effective psychological assessment and therapy service that is completely individualised to your needs and requirements.
With over fifteen years of experience working within the NHS, I offer effective therapy for adults experiencing difficulties such as PTSD, anxiety, worry, depression, OCD, complex trauma and other psychological worries that you may have. My fundamental aim is to help to reduce the emotional distress that you are experiencing. This is done by using evidence based and NICE (National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence) recommended therapies that are proven to help you improve your emotional wellbeing and improve your quality of life.
Philosophy…
I believe that as humans we all experience some level of emotional distress; whether it is anxiety about a job interview, depression after a relationship break down or trauma after an event. Emotional distress can seem to be ‘part and parcel’ of being a human being. However, for some of us, this emotional distress can seem to stay for longer than we’d like, can seem to get worse or can lead us to feeling stuck, disempowered and feeling that we can’t cope with the daily demands of life.
I believe that everyone has the strength and courage to overcome their difficulties, even when this seems impossible to you. Once we begin to understand our difficulties, to see where they have come from, what might be maintaining these and to start to address these difficulties, we can start to see that the life that we want is achievable.
One in four of us is likely to experience a mental health difficulty at some point in our life and at times, people can often think that feeling depressed, anxious or worried means that they have failed in life or are weak. This can mean that a lot of people find it difficult to talk about how they feel and therefore find it hard to seek the appropriate support to help them. Seeing a Psychologist or Therapist does not mean that you are weak or a failure, in fact, the courage that you have, to have searched for help, means that you have recognised that you need support and have taken the first step to overcoming your difficulties. You do not have to face these alone anymore.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience...
I have extensive experience of working with adults who have experienced a range of life events that have caused them to feel distressed, brought about certain emotional and behavioural challenges in their lives and have impacted upon their mental health.
I work in the NHS as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with adults and older adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties from depression to anxiety, to complex trauma. My 15 years’ experience in the NHS has meant that I have worked with adults, children and young people in a variety of mental health settings and have been able to successfully offer the most effective evidenced based psychological interventions to a wide range of difficulties and severity.
Prior to qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist, I worked as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) with adults with a range of mental health difficulties throughout the West Midlands.
I have also completed training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
Qualifications...
I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health Care Professionals Council. I completed my undergraduate degree at The University of Chester (BA, HONS) in Psychology with Counselling Skills. I then went onto to complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (PGDipCBT) at The University of Birmingham before finally completing my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) at Staffordshire and Keele Universities.
I have also completed parts 1-4 in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with the EMDR Academy.
Member organisations
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have also completed training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and have a passion for helping people who have experienced traumatic events gain control over the experiences of trauma (PTSD) and to compassionately and courageously move forward from these events.
Therapies offered
Fees
£120.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fees...
Initial assessment appointment lasting 1 hour - £120
Therapy session of 50minutes-1 hour duration - £120
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Appointments...
I currently offer appointments during several evenings during the week. I offer appointments in person in Cheshire or online via zoom/teams/skype.
Further information
Appointments…
I offer a free initial 15-30 minute telephone consultation where we will briefly talk about your difficulties, how therapy might help reduce these difficulties and if I am the right Psychologist for you.
If we both feel after this conversation that therapy would be appropriate and I am the right Psychologist for you and you would like you arrange an appointment, then we can do this during your initial consultation call. However, it might be that after this call, I am not the most appropriate Psychologist for you and I will signpost you where possible.
I currently offer appointments during several evenings during the week. I offer appointments in person in Cheshire or online via zoom/teams/skype.
During the first 1-2 sessions, we will start to understand your difficulties, where they have come from, what is possibly maintaining them, your strengths, what your goals are and what psychological therapy would be the most appropriate for you. After this, we will then work together to reach your goals with regular reviews of how our sessions are going.
I will always try and accommodate your needs/wishes and we will work towards your goals and therefore I can offer short term therapy (1-6 sessions), medium term therapy (6-20 sessions) or longer term therapy (20+ sessions).
Should you require urgent and immediate support, please contact your GP in the first instance as I do not offer emergency or urgent appointments.
I adhere to my professional code of conduct around confidentiality. This applies to all communication via telephone and email and during therapy appointments. I will always maintain the confidentiality of clients and what is discussed and shared in therapy is confidential.
However, in certain circumstances where it is believed there was a significant risk (e.g. suicide, child protection, harm to others) we may have to contact other professionals (e.g. your GP/Social Services/Police). We will always inform you if we need to contact other services and we will endeavour to work with you and to gain your consent to do this. However, in certain cases, we will need to contact other professionals with or without your consent for the safety of yourself and others.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile and I thank you for your courage to come here today. I look forward to hearing from you so we can begin working together to help you overcome your current difficulties.
Warmest wishes,
Hannah.
Dr Hannah Cowan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (BA (Hons), PGDipCBT, DclinPsy)
