Hannah Lewis
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About me
Hi I’m Hannah, Thank you for looking at my profile. Congratulations on taking the first steps to accessing therapy, I know this can be a daunting process.
I understand that you may be here seeking a therapist in support of a specific problem or difficulty, or it may be that you are feeling low and don't quite know why. Either way, I will do my best to provide you with the support you require.
Areas of Speciality
Relational Trauma - Do your relationships feel repetitive ? Do you feel stuck in unhealthy relationships? Are you taking on familiar roles in relationships that you don't know how to break out of? Do you struggle to know who you are outside of relationships? I have experience of supporting adults feeling stuck within unhealthy relationship cycles, both in their relationships with others but also within the relationship they have with themselves. I also have experience of supporting survivors of domestic abuse and childhood abuse.
Work with Parents - Are you struggling with breaking cycles in generational trauma? worried about passing toxic behaviour to your child? Struggling to adapt to parenthood? experiencing burnout from your parenting? Finding parental guilt difficult to manage? never feeling 'good enough'? I can help you.
In part due in part to my own experiences, I have a special interest in working with parents and supporting parental mental health. Whether you are a parent to be, or a parent of adult children - I am experienced in providing support for parents at different stages of their journeys. I also have extensive experience of working with parents of both young and adult children with additional needs, who have formal carer responsibilities towards their children.
Post diagnostic work - I can provide post diagnostic work for adults who have been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD or specific learning difficulties. This work centres around supporting you to develop understanding of your identity and values in light of your diagnosis, alongside processing and reframing past difficult experiences if requiring a space to do this.
Why choose me as your therapist?
- 10 years experience working in the NHS in Psychology roles
Post-graduate Qualifications in Integrative therapies and standalone CBT - Extensive experience in adapting approaches to consider Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities / Difficulties and Dementia
- I am a warm, calm and easygoing person. I bring humour into therapy and don't take myself seriously
- I am open and accepting. I welcome people from all differing backgrounds and life experiences
- I have no preconceived ideas of how we will work together and appreciate everyone is unique. I will adapt my approach to suit you and your needs.
Professional experience
Alongside qualifying as a counsellor and Psychotherapist, I have worked within the NHS as an Assistant Clinical Psychologist in both adult and children services for 10 years. Within this role I have provided talking therapies to both children and adults. I am also experienced in completing diagnostic assessments as part of a Multidisciplinary Team for various neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities) and Dementia.
I have also worked at Women’s Aid in Nottinghamshire for two years. Within this role I have provided trauma informed counselling to female survivors of domestic abuse, childhood abuse and stalking.
My approach
I am an integrative therapist; this means I work with different therapeutic models and adapt my approach to meet each individual person needs. I believe every person and their circumstances are unique and therefore I don’t practice in a ‘one size fits all’ approach to therapy.
I aim to work alongside you to understand what you would like to gain from therapy and what style of support feels best suited to you. I work in collaboration with clients and will complete regular reviews to ensure you feel happy and comfortable with our work together.
Appointments
I am based at Revival Clinic in Bawtry, Doncaster for in person appointments on Mondays and Thursdays (Morning, afternoon & Evening) and some availability Wednesday and Friday afternoons. I provide online / telephone counselling Monday - Thursday UK wide and I offer a discount of £25 on the initial session for all clients.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Postgraduate degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Leeds Beckett University
- Postgraduate certificate in Enhanced Evidence based Practice for children and Young People (CYP-IAPT Programme), Northumbria University
- Psychology BSc (Hons) Leeds Beckett University
Recent CPD I have completed:
- NHS Trauma informed care
- Neuro-affirmative Therapy
- Inner child work
- Perinatal OCD
- Perinatal mental health
- Compassion Focused Therapy
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£35.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I provide Concessionary discounts for students, recipients of universal credit and over 65s.
£50 per 50 minute session
£35 Concessionary session
Discounted introductory session - £25 for all.
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Further information
All initial sessions are at the discounted price of £25. This session will last 50 minutes. During this session I will complete an assessment with you to understand more about you and what brings you to therapy. It will help us to ensure that I am the right therapist for you. Sessions following this revert to my usual rate.
