About Hana
Hana Mandikova works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and concerns linked to identity such as LGBT issues. She also supports those struggling with low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, addictions and relationship problems. People come to her for grief, eating concerns, anger, career decisions, depression and help coping with life changes.
Hana offers a calm, non-judgemental way of working. She uses a client-centred stance that prioritises the person in front of her.
How Hana works
Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help people stay present and manage intense emotions. She brings five years of professional experience alongside many years of counselling in schools, workplaces and voluntary settings. Hana holds BACP registration, which reflects professional standards in the United Kingdom.
Sessions are designed to help people make sense of how earlier life events affect day-to-day wellbeing. Conversations focus on current experience while gently looking at patterns that come from family of origin, attachment or past losses. The pace is set by the person attending.
Hana also uses trauma-focused methods when past harm is a clear barrier to living well. These approaches aim to reduce the hold of painful memories so people can feel safer in present-day life. She works with issues such as abandonment, body image, codependency, addiction and divorce or separation.
Hana practises in the United Kingdom and sees people in English. She offers several online formats so practical barriers to getting help can be reduced. To begin, users follow the site's simple matching and booking steps.
Hana lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Hana works with
The areas below are the ones Hana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's perspective first. Online sessions use this approach to listen carefully and help people feel understood, using questions and reflections that follow the person's lead. It helps with stress, relationship worries and navigation of life changes.Mindfulness Therapy brings simple, practical exercises into sessions to manage anxiety and strong emotions. Small guided practices and breathing work can be done during video calls or over voice and text check-ins to help ground a person between meetings.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on reducing the ongoing impact of past harm. In an online setting the therapist helps people identify triggers and build steps for feeling safer in everyday life, while gradually processing difficult memories at a comfortable pace.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and then recommend methods that match those priorities. Decisions are made collaboratively and can change as progress is made.
Online formats offer clear practical benefits. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and do guided practices. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or when typing feels safer. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, family and travel.
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