Hannah Cruttenden

Please ask for my current availability when you contact me.  

I am currently working online because of social distancing measures during the Covid-19 Pandemic.   

I offer a friendly and confidential space (currently online) where you can talk openly about your concerns.

I am an experienced psychotherapist and counselling psychologist registered with the BACP, UKCP and HCPC.  I have been counselling clients since 2006, and work in West London and Cheltenham, offering individual psychotherapy and counselling online (via Zoom) during the Covid-19 pandemic.   

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to psychotherapy.  My aim is to be alongside you as you gain new, more helpful perspectives on your problems.  As an integrative psychotherapist and counselling psychologist I am committed to a culturally-sensitive and ethical way of working. 

I work with individual clients aged 18+, and strongly believe personal change is possible throughout life. You might not come with a specific, well-defined issue, but the kinds of problems I address with clients include:

anxiety

generalised anxiety disorder

bereavement and loss

work difficulties

relationship difficulties

depression

low self esteem / confidence

social anxiety

life transitions, eg retirement

family estrangement

personality disorders and early life trauma

physical and emotional abuse

body issues

I would normally see you at the same time each week for a 50-minute session. 

In my approach, I draw on several different ideas and theories.  These place importance on early experiences and attachment relationships, body awareness and emotional regulation, and the individual's current social and relational context.     

After an initial phone call, we can arrange to meet for a first session.   This is a chance to see if we can work well together.  I will ask you about your current circumstances and history, anything in particular you would like to focus on, and whether you have had counselling or psychotherapy before.   If you have questions, please feel free to ask.