Hana Mandikova , BACP

Hana Mandikova is a UK-based therapist who combines a breadth of counselling background with focused professional practice. She brings four years of professional work alongside fifteen years of counselling experience in educational, workplace, and voluntary settings, supporting adults as they work through complex emotional and relational challenges.

As a certified trauma-informed practitioner, she supports clients whose past difficulties and traumatic experiences can make it hard to engage with life in the present. She offers a non-judgemental, accepting environment where people can explore childhood and adolescent trauma, anxiety, depression, or other struggles, and begin to make sense of how those experiences affect their current wellbeing.

Her primary orientation is client-centered, emphasizing awareness of present-moment experience and the pace that feels right for each person. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to explore patterns rooted in the past, including family-of-origin dynamics and attachment patterns, helping clients gain insight into what may be blocking change. This combination aims to help people feel seen, heard, and understood even when their challenges feel messy or disorganized.

In addition to individual work, she is a trained couples therapist who supports partners moving from disconnection toward growth. She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which denotes membership in the UK professional counselling body. Hana welcomes the courage it takes to begin therapy and is committed to working collaboratively with clients who seek change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Hana Mandikova

Client-centered therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the work, focusing on empathy, acceptance, and helping people become more aware of their present feelings and needs; this approach is useful for issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and navigating life changes. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on understanding and processing past traumatic events and their impact on current functioning, helping clients reduce the hold of painful memories and rebuild a sense of safety in relationships and daily life. Mindfulness therapy introduces practical ways to observe thoughts and bodily sensations with curiosity rather than judgment, which can ease anxiety and support emotional regulation.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Hana works with clients to understand their goals, preferences, and needs, and together they decide which methods to prioritize or blend to suit each person's situation. This collaborative stance helps ensure the work feels relevant and manageable.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how clients connect - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives or to continue work when in-person meetings are not possible. Licensed professionals can deliver meaningful, focused therapy in these formats, helping clients access consistent support with greater convenience and choice.