Hannah Purdie
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About the Therapist
Hannah Purdie is a qualified counsellor working in private practice, offering sessions primarily online as well as face-to-face. She describes her work in three words: empathetic, inclusive, and consistent. Her approach is warm, client-led, and grounded in building a safe therapeutic relationship where clients can feel understood and supported.
Hannah’s experience includes supporting clients with grief, workplace bullying, cancer treatment, shame, childhood trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, parenthood, low self-esteem, communication issues, and loss of identity. She has also worked with neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ clients, bringing sensitivity and openness to a wide range of lived experiences.
At a Glance
- Session format: Online
- Client groups: Adults
- Languages: English
- Areas of focus: Grief, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Shame, Trauma, Parenthood, Low Self-Esteem, Workplace Bullying
- Approach: Integrative, client-led counselling
- DBS: DBS checked
Qualifications
- CPCAB Level 4 Counselling and Psychotherapy
- CPCAB Level 3 Counselling Skills
- CPCAB Level 2 Counselling Skills
- BA (Hons) Media Arts
Therapy Approach
- Integrative counselling
- Person-centred and humanistic approaches
- Psychodynamic, CBT, and transactional analysis informed work
- Client-led, relational support
Client Types
- Adults
- Neurodivergent clients
- LGBTQ+ clients
- Clients seeking short-term or longer-term therapy
Areas of Support
- Grief and loss
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Childhood trauma
- Workplace bullying
- Loss of identity and low self-esteem
- Parenthood, shame, and communication difficulties
Professional Experience
- Independent counsellor in private practice
- Over 150 placement hours supporting long-term clients
- Experience of online, hybrid, and face-to-face counselling
- Volunteer crisis line experience with SHOUT
Additional Background
- 100 hours placement completed at Midland Therapy Group
- Strong diary management and independent working skills
- DBS checked and on the automatic renew register
- Clean driving licence
What to Expect
Hannah offers a warm, inclusive, and consistent space where clients can explore difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a way that feels safe and manageable. Her work is client-led and shaped around your goals, while drawing on integrative training to adapt support to what feels most helpful for you.
Whether you are dealing with grief, trauma, anxiety, identity changes, workplace challenges, or low self-esteem, sessions are designed to support greater understanding, self-compassion, and meaningful movement forward at your own pace.