Hannah Rapp
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
Children | Teenagers | Students & Young Adults
BACP Accredited
Cambridge and online (UK)
Approach
▸Integrative
Integrative therapy draws on various approaches to tailor therapy to the individual. My approach is informed by humanistic, creative, developmental and neuroscience theories.
▸Child & Adolescent Specialist
My background and training are specifically in working therapeutically with children and young people.
▸Neurodiversity-Affirming
Experienced and passionate about working with neurodivergent individuals (incl. autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia) - both diagnosed or undiagnosed. I strive to understand and accommodate diverse ways of being, communicating and engaging with therapy.
▸Creative
Encouraging creativity to support expression.
▸LGBTQ+ Friendly
Positively welcoming all sexualities and gender identities.
I affirm how you self-identify.
▸Compassionate
Influenced by long-time personal mindfulness practice,
I bring curiosity and compassion to therapy.
Children & Teenagers
Please get in touch if you are worried about your child or teenager's mental health.
Counselling offers the consistency of a regular time to express and reflect on emotions within the context of a trusting relationship with a calm adult.
My work involves a balance of supporting your child's strengths as well as facing the difficult things together.
We can talk about:
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Worrying and anxiety
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Low mood and depression
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Low self-esteem
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Bereavement
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Loss
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School transitions
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Isolation
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Self-harm
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Stress
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Challenges at school
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Significant life events
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Family conflict
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Having a family member with high needs
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Difficult feelings, thoughts or memories
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Navigating the world as a neurodivergent individual
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Identity, gender & sexual orientation
Benefits can include:
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Feeling heard and less alone
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Helping feelings become more manageable
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Building self-esteem and a positive sense of self
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Promoting regulation of the nervous system
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Improving emotional awareness and communication
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Creating coherent narratives about difficult experiences
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Developing emotional resilience
Students & Young Adults
I'm not feeling like myself.
I get overwhelmed sometimes.
I'm stressed, but I don't know why.
I can't stop thinking about something.
I'm ok now, but I want to process something from the past.
I just want some time to vent to someone who will stay calm.
▸ Are my problems serious enough for counselling?
All of the statements above are valid reasons to try counselling. You don't have to be experiencing a certain level of distress to benefit from counselling. Life is hard sometimes, and everyone is welcome.
▸ What if I start and I don't like it?
Coming to counselling should be your choice. After an initial meeting, there is no obligation to continue if something does not feel right for you.
YES
✓ Listening with curiosity & compassion
✓ Helping make sense of confusion
✓ Talking about hard stuff
✓ Talking about good stuff
✓ Focussed on you
✓ Sharing a laugh
✓ Getting to know you and what is
important to you
NO ✕
✘ Forcing you to talk
✘ Analysing you
✘ Telling you what to do
✘ Judging you
✘ Diagnosing you
✘ Reporting on you
About Hannah (she/her)
I am German-American and moved to the UK over 10 years ago.
I have worked as a counsellor for children, young people and young adults across a range of educational settings: primary, secondary, sixth form and university. I worked for a number of years in a specialist (SEND) school in London. In addition to one-to-one work I am passionate about community-building and have previously led creative arts groups and all-ages mindfulness retreats.
I aim to be an anti-oppressive practitioner and am dedicated to continuous learning, evolving and questioning.
Education
University of Cambridge
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MEd Child & Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling
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PGDip Child & Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling
University of Massachusetts Amherst - USA
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BA Psychology
BACP Accredited Member
I have completed a 4-year BACP-accredited psychotherapeutic counselling training and abide by rigorous ethical standards that safeguard and support the best outcomes for my clients.
Contact, Location & Fees
▸Appointments available
Based in Cambridge, I am currently working online only
▸Fees: £70 per 50-minute session
Occasional bursaries available - please ask
Get in touch
Please tell me a little about why you are reaching out.