Hannah Prentice, BACP

Hannah Prentice is a BACP registered counsellor who brings a decade of experience to her one-to-one therapeutic work. She aims to create a warm and supportive space where people can untangle and make sense of difficult emotions so that those feelings no longer feel overwhelming and clients can move forward in their lives. Her registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK - underpins her practice and ongoing commitment to professional standards.

Hannah values each person's individuality and works respectfully with each client’s life story, offering acceptance and nonjudgmental support. Her background includes a CPCAB Level 4 qualification in Therapeutic Counselling, a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, graduate-level psychology modules, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Continental Philosophy. She has completed additional training in areas such as pregnancy support, mental health awareness, victim support, safeguarding vulnerable adults, dementia awareness, and the Mental Capacity Act.

Her practical experience spans private counselling, community mental health support, hospital and acute psychiatric settings, advocacy and prison support, foodbank counselling, and pregnancy advisory services. Hannah works with a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, career issues, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, relationship difficulties, caregiving stress, divorce and separation, loneliness, life purpose, and many other life and loss issues. She draws on humanistic, person-centred, and existential perspectives to help clients explore meaning and find ways forward.

Client-Centered and Existential Support Available Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathetic environment where the client’s perspective leads the work. The therapist mirrors and reflects what the client brings, helping people build self-understanding, self-esteem, and confidence to face decisions and emotional challenges. This approach is well suited to issues like low self-worth, relationship difficulties, and the stress of life transitions.

Existential Therapy helps people explore questions of meaning, purpose, and identity. It invites clients to examine feelings of emptiness, being stuck, or uncertainty about life choices, and to consider how values and responsibility shape their next steps. This approach can be helpful for those navigating major life changes, grief, or a search for direction.

Finding the right blend of approaches is a collaborative process. Hannah works with each client to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adapting the therapeutic style as the relationship develops. Online sessions - by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging - make scheduling more flexible and reduce travel barriers. These options support continuity of care for people with busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, mobility limits, or those who prefer remote sessions, while allowing registered professionals to offer consistent therapeutic support.