Counsellor profile
Hoda Hannaway, AASW
AASW social worker - relationships and parenting
Continue with HodaAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Attachment issues
About Hoda
Hoda Hannaway is an AASW social worker with 10 years' experience in mental health and counselling across Australia. She works with adults on stresses at home, anxiety, depression, parenting strains, relationship difficulties and coping with life changes.
Hoda uses straightforward, evidence-based approaches. She draws on attachment ideas and solution-focused strategies to help people improve communication and manage conflict. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings as well as clearer ways to talk about needs and boundaries.
Her background includes managing family mental health services and running parenting workshops. That work gave experience with caring for older relatives, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and the practical pressures families face. She has also supported people dealing with cancer, body image concerns and blended family issues.
Hoda aims to make sessions a place to sort priorities and test new habits. She helps people work through commitment worries, control issues, codependency patterns and attachment-related struggles. The approach is direct and goal-oriented, with time set aside for skill practice.
People who come wanting to improve communication, manage anxiety at home, or find better ways to parent will find focused, practical work. Before booking, confirm the current session formats and whether they fit your daily routine.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Hoda commonly uses attachment-informed work and solution-focused techniques. Attachment-informed work looks at how past relationship patterns influence current interactions and helps people notice and change those patterns. Solution-focused techniques concentrate on small, practical steps and what works now, so people can try new behaviours between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Hoda works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's needs and goals, and she adjusts the plan as progress is reviewed. The aim is clear goals and practical tools rather than long theoretical discussion.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit appointments around work or family commitments, save travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. Discuss your daily routine and preferences with Hoda when you schedule the first meeting so sessions can be organised to suit your life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, parenting pressures and coping with life changes, plus related areas such as caregiver stress and blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and evidence based, using attachment ideas and solution-focused strategies to improve communication and day-to-day coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience in mental health support, crisis work and family-focused services in Australia.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as AASW and practises in Australia.
Does she work in other languages or overseas?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.