About Hana
Hana Mandikova is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She supports clients facing relationship strain, grief, addictions, eating and body image concerns, and questions about life purpose. Hana also works with people processing family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment wounds, and the specific challenges faced by LGBT people.
Hana draws on five years of professional practice alongside many more years of counselling experience in education, workplaces and voluntary settings.
Background and approach
She uses a client-centred style that prioritises being seen and heard. Sessions aim to build awareness of how current issues show up in daily life. Mindfulness tools are offered to help manage anxiety and stress in the moment.
Trauma-focused techniques are used when past events are getting in the way of feeling present. Hana describes her approach as collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
That credential appears with her professional details. People can expect clear, plain conversation about what is difficult now, and gentle exploration of how past patterns affect the present. Hana encourages clients to work at a pace that feels safe and manageable rather than rushing through painful material.
What Hana works with
Everything Hana lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Hana is listed here; the rest shows what else Hana works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Hana lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Hana’s approaches fit with online therapy
Hana works from a client-centred perspective which focuses on listening and responding to each person as an individual. This approach helps people bring what matters most into sessions and guides the pace of work. Mindfulness therapy she uses offers simple, practical exercises to manage stress and anxiety in daily life. Those techniques can be practised between meetings to support steadier moods. Trauma-focused therapy aims to help people reduce the ways past events interrupt the present and supports gradual processing when a person is ready.Finding the right approach is part of the work rather than a single decision up front. Hana discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods as progress is made. The process is collaborative so clients help choose what feels most useful for them.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some approaches, like mindfulness practice, transfer well to remote sessions and can be supported by short exercises between meetings.
Questions people ask about Hana
What concerns does Hana commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues. Her work also addresses grief, addictions, eating and body image problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Hana uses a client-centred style that focuses on being heard and understood. She combines that with mindfulness practices and trauma-focused work when needed.
How much experience does she have?
Hana has five years of professional practice and additional counselling experience within educational, workplace and voluntary settings.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of sessions?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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