About Bridget
Bridget Hannaford is a PACFA counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and grief. She works with parents and people coping with life transitions. Her approach is grounded and down-to-earth, aimed at making therapy feel practical and manageable.
She uses somatic work to notice how the body responds to stress and tension. That often looks like simple practices to calm the nervous system alongside talking through difficult memories and feelings.
Background and approach
Bridget also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and act in line with their values. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Bridget pays attention to emotions and how they show up in the body, then helps people find small, usable steps to feel steadier.
She offers time to process grief and loss, and supports people dealing with betrayal, domestic violence, or separation. Her background includes work across perinatal mental health, migration and cross-cultural issues, and blended family challenges. Bridget has five years of clinical experience and brings that practical knowledge to everyday concerns like parenting stress, communication problems and feelings of isolation.
People can expect a calm, attentive counsellor who balances talking therapies with body‑focused practices. The aim is to make coping feel more manageable and to build tools that fit real life.
How her approaches translate to online work
Somatic work pays attention to how stress shows up in the body, using simple movement, breath and noticing exercises to help regulate arousal and build awareness. This can help with anxiety, trauma responses and ongoing tension patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions, which suits people wanting more meaningful change rather than symptom‑only relief. Attachment‑based work looks at relationship patterns and emotional bonds, helping people understand reactions in close relationships and improve communication.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Bridget will work collaboratively to choose methods that match your goals, needs and preferences, and she adjusts the pace as you go. Clients often try different tools early on to see what fits best.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow quieter check‑ins during a lunch break or after work. It can also make it simpler to continue work between sessions by practising exercises in everyday settings. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt somatic and ACT techniques for remote sessions so the work remains active and practical.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English