Counsellor profile
Bridget Hannaford, PACFA
PACFA counsellor - relationship and parenting support
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- Somatic awareness
- ACT and CBT tools
- Grief and loss support
About Bridget
Bridget Hannaford is a PACFA counsellor in Australia with five years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting concerns. Bridget also supports people facing abandonment and attachment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, and related family difficulties.
She uses practical, body-aware methods. Bridget pays attention to how stress shows up in the body and helps people notice and respond to those signals. That somatic focus is used alongside talking therapies so physical reactions and thoughts are addressed together.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Sessions typically blend skills practice with reflection on feelings and life circumstances.
Bridget has worked with people affected by trauma, domestic violence and betrayal trauma. She has experience supporting those dealing with perinatal anxiety and depression, and with grief and loss. She aims to help people make concrete changes in how they cope day to day.
She brings practical strategies for communication, emotion regulation and relationship repair. Bridget also helps when migration, cross-cultural issues, estrangement or blended family arrangements complicate a situation. She encourages steady steps rather than quick fixes.
How sessions work
How Bridget uses evidence-based approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and still take actions that matter to them. It is useful for anxiety, stress and finding direction when life feels stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, which can help with trust and closeness issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bridget will discuss your goals and preferences and choose ways of working together that make sense. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs shift over time.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings, turn off video if they prefer, or use a phone call when bandwidth is low. Appropriately qualified or registered counsellors adapt methods like ACT and attachment-based work to suit the online setting and the person sitting across from them.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting-related challenges. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, blended family problems and caregiver stress.
What is her general style in sessions?
Sessions combine talking with attention to how the body responds to stress. Expect practical skills, emotion-focused conversation and work on communication patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working across life stages, including perinatal mental health, relationship change, and grief work.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with PACFA and practices in Australia.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start if I want to work with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.