About Hannah
Hannah Bernard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California who works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. She offers telehealth sessions across the state and aims to help clients find clearer direction and practical ways to cope during hard moments.
Hannah focuses on helping adults through life changes and medical challenges, including caregiving stress, chronic illness, cancer, and end-of-life concerns. She also supports people dealing with isolation, grief, fertility questions, and issues that affect mood and daily functioning.
Background and approach
Her approach adapts to each person. She draws on somatic therapy to notice how the body holds stress, and uses client-centered conversation to follow what matters most to the individual. Cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness tools are used to build skills for managing thoughts, sleep, and anxiety.
Sessions are collaborative. Hannah listens without judgment and works with clients to set realistic goals. She teaches concrete strategies and helps people practice them between sessions so progress can carry into daily life.
With three years of clinical experience, Hannah brings a calm, honest presence to the work. She aims to help people reconnect with their strengths, make decisions they feel good about, and move toward a life that reflects their values. People who want down-to-earth support for practical problems and emotional recovery may find her style helpful.
She offers sessions across California by video, phone, chat, or text depending on the person’s needs.
How Hannah’s Approaches Work Online
Somatic therapy pays attention to the body's signals - sensations, tension, and breath - to help people notice how stress shows up physically and learn ways to reduce it. This can help with anxiety, chronic pain, and the physical effects of grief or illness.Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person in front of her. It aims to create a supportive space where clients set the pace and goals for their own work.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and improve mood, sleep, and daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Hannah works collaboratively with each person to try methods that fit their goals and comfort level. She may mix techniques and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online sessions make scheduling and access easier for people with busy lives or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer a simpler option, and live chat or text messaging can be useful between meetings or for people who prefer written check-ins. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit into everyday life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English