Dr Hanne Warren

Some of the women who contact me are in real difficulty - living with a constant undercurrent of anxiety, low mood or emotional overwhelm, and exhausted by the effort of holding things together. Others are functioning well on the outside but know something isn't right underneath - reduced confidence, a sense of being stuck, or the feeling that they've lost touch with who they are or what they want.

I'm Dr Hanne Warren, a Clinical Psychologist based in Chislehurst, working with women both in-person and online.

I specialise in working with women across a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety and stress, depression and low mood, trauma, relationship difficulties and couples therapy, and women's life stage transitions including perinatal mental health and perimenopause. Woven through much of this work is a focus on self-worth and confidence - these often sit underneath the more visible difficulties women bring to therapy, shaping how they feel about themselves and what they believe they deserve.

Testimonials from women I have worked with:
"My therapy with Dr Hanne Warren over the last year has truly been life changing. For everyone willing to take the step to work on their mental health, I could not recommend her more."

"Having counselling with Hanne has transformed my life. She is so good at offering insight into what I’m going through and is always a huge help in encouraging me to reflect on a range of topics (in my case, self-esteem problems, break-ups, or friend and family issues). Throughout the months I’ve worked with her so far, I’ve always felt seen, encouraged, and understood. I can’t recommend her highly enough."

"Hanne has been such a fantastic help and support to me at what has, I think, been the most difficult time of my life. She creates such a sympathetic, warm, kind and safe space each week and uses a variety of different techniques and skills to help me very gradually go forward. I have always felt I can tell her anything, and she will find a way to help me."

How I work:
Therapy with me is a space to slow things down and pay attention to what's happening beneath the surface - in your thoughts, emotions and body. Many of the women I work with feel caught in patterns of anxiety, self-criticism or emotional overwhelm, often shaped by earlier life experiences. Part of the work is understanding those patterns; part of it is building a different relationship with yourself.

My core approaches are Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), alongside a strong influence from Internal Family Systems (IFS), polyvagal theory and somatic practice. Where helpful, I also draw on CBT and psychodynamic ideas. This means we work not just at the level of insight, but with how your nervous system responds to stress, threat and safety - and how what you do takes you forward or keeps you stuck.

My aim is to help you understand yourself with more compassion, and to find ways of coping and living that feel calmer, more grounded and more aligned with what you actually want.

Thea Psychology - and Finding the Right Fit:
I am the founder of Thea Psychology, a practice of experienced female Clinical and Counselling Psychologists specialising in women's mental health. As well as seeing my own clients, I lead a team of associates who share the same values and the same commitment to high-quality, compassionate care.

When women contact us, I review enquiries personally and respond quickly - usually within 24 hours. I take care to think about what each woman is looking for alongside practical factors such as availability, and where one of my colleagues would be a strong fit, I'll say so clearly and make a direct recommendation. If you're unsure where to start, you're welcome to book an introductory call with me directly to talk it through.

Availability:
I offer in-person appointments on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (9am–4.30pm), and online appointments on Tuesdays. Sessions are 50 minutes. My team offer sessions across the week Monday-Saturday.

• People-pleasing
• Perimenopause
• Women's health
• Feelings of shame
• Difficulties with decision-making

I offer free introductory video calls (up to 20 minutes) prior to beginning therapy to discuss the support that you are looking for.  Book yours here: https://dr-hanne-warren.uk2.cliniko.com/bookings?appointment_type_id=1121590981448180101

• Therapy with me: £145 per session (50 minutes) or £160 for couples therapy.
• Therapy with my associate psychologists: £130 per session (50 minutes) or £150 for couples therapy.

If you have any questions whatsoever please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Testimonials

"Hanne was extremely kind. I felt that I could be completely honest and open from the first session. By the end of our sessions, I felt that I had made huge progress with tools to help cope with my issues. Thank you"

"I’ve had a great experience working with Dr Hanne. She was able to understand me and give me the necessary tools so that I could make a real change and improve my life. She was always very friendly and created a safe space where I could express all my feelings without fear. I deeply appreciate her help and her work and I highly recommend her to others."

"I was apprehensive to start therapy as I struggle with being vulnerable and opening up to people - but from the start Dr Hanne made me feel comfortable and safe. I never felt judged throughout my sessions and left feeling more confident in myself and genuinely excited to put into practice what I had learnt. I would recommend Dr Hanne to anyone who is struggling with self esteem as our sessions have made a really big impact on me. As a chronic people pleaser I will forever have Dr Hanne's voice saying 'you're okay and they're okay' ringing in my head!"

"Absolutely love Dr Hanne, she's given me the confidence and the strength to move on with my life , I strongly recommend her"

"Talking with Dr Hanne Warren has been the best experience of therapy, despite it being a hard thing to enter into generally. She gave me a safe space to talk openly, giving a sense of familiarity and kindness that allowed me to be honest and feel 100% comfortable in our sessions. Approaching the sessions like a real human being while maintaining professionalism and boundaries is an art mastered, and allowed me to trust in the guidance and ultimately confront the issues I wanted to approach by going into it. Thank you!"

"I really enjoyed the sessions - you put me at ease and I was able to talk through a lot of things that were problems for me. I gained some good tools to use and also learnt not to be so hard on myself. I would definitely recommend you and if I ever need therapy in the future I will return."

"Thank you so much for your help and support over the last few months (year nearly?), it's been really difficult at times but you've helped me address some really unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and I feel that I've made some lasting changes"

"You have helped me through one of the most difficult and challenging periods of my life, but also allowed me to understand and accept the things that happened to me and enabled me to get into a much better frame of mind...  I genuinely thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening to me, and enabling me to make a huge change for the better."

"Thank you very much for the sessions we had. It was incredibly helpful and I feel like it's made a huge difference to me."

"I feel like I have much more resilience than I had before. Much more calm, feeling much more level headed and less stressed. Whilst I now know there will be ups and downs, it doesn't feel like I wouldn't be able to cope with them... I feel like an enormous weight has been lifted. That itch seems to have gone; I feel truly content for the first time in my life.  I've had so many people say 'the value of therapy is right there - the fact you have the courage to go through this journey and the help the therapist has given you is undeniable'."