Wanda Hagan, BACP

Wanda Hagan is a counsellor with 15 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and a BACP registration. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious or depressed, and those struggling with sleep problems. She also addresses relationship strains, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as jealousy and infidelity. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She aims to build an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and events. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as talking things through, so clients can try small changes between meetings. Wanda has worked across a range of issues linked to attachment and family backgrounds, including adoption and foster care and attachment difficulties. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain or illness, body image concerns, and obsessive or phobic worries. She brings experience supporting people affected by major life events like divorce, separation or disaster, and those in high-stress roles such as first responders. Her background includes work with panic attacks, OCD-type problems, and the complex emotions that follow trauma. Wanda offers sessions and guidance in English and is willing to work with international clients. To begin, people use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

How evidence-based approaches transfer to online work

Wanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps and talking through feelings. One approach helps people identify unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaviour and then try small experiments to change them; this can help with anxiety, panic and low mood. Another approach focuses on processing the effects of trauma and abuse by working at a pace the client can manage, helping reduce distressing memories and their impact on daily life. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences and which methods feel most helpful, adjusting the plan as they go. This collaborative process makes it easier to try things and see what helps. The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, avoiding travel and allowing sessions during breaks or from different locations. It also lets people continue support if they move or are living outside the UK. Practical benefits include shorter check-ins when needed, the option to use audio rather than video if preferred, and greater flexibility around scheduling.