Hannah Creedon

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Online Therapy

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I am a fully insured Psychotherapeutic Counsellor from Ireland and I have been working with the LGBTQ+ community for over 7 years. I also teach Level 2 and Level 3 Counselling Skills in Brighton.

I have studied Psychotherapeutic Counselling at the Minster Centre in London and at the University of Brighton, and I have a Masters in Equality Studies from University College Dublin. I also teach Level 2 and Level 3 Counselling skills in London and Brighton.

I offer LGBTQIA+ Affirmative therapy:

It is incredibly important to have access to a space where your identity does not have to be justified or explained. I welcome clients from all abilities, backgrounds and identities, especially those from the LGBTQ+ community. I like to work in an intersectional way, which means looking at the many systems that impact our lives, or how internalised oppression may play out in our day to day lives (e.g internalised homophobia).

I understand that when in crisis, we should be treated with compassion, rather than judgement. I believe in social justice, and that everyone should have access to help when they need it. I value transparent, direct and authentic communication, so I encourage clients to let me know if I have got something wrong.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Lesbian
Queer

Gender identity: Female

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Yes

Personal pronouns: she/her/hers

Qualifications - Links to websites:

L3 Award in Psychology (in progress)

L3 Award in Teaching and Education 2023

PgDip Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling 2019

Certificate in Integrative Psychotherapy 2016.

MsC Equality Studies 2008

Further Training

Working with Neurodivergence

Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences

Supporting Survivors of Conversion Therapy

Working with Trauma Masterclass

I am a proud member of TACTT (Therapists Against Conversion Therapy and Transphobia).

Qualifications - Additional:

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Experience and approach:

I use a combination of existential, integrative and gestalt theory in my work. My client's play an active role in the work. I use a holistic approach that combines ideas and techniques from different therapeutic schools of thought depending on the unique needs of a given client. Most importantly I am trauma-informed, which means that I will always prioritise client's emotional safety. This means that we shift the focus from 'what's wrong with you?' To 'what happened to you?

I encourage clients to take a holistic approach to their difficulties ; so that we can consider what gender, societal, cultural and/or political pressures might be influencing how they feel.

Some of the theories that influence my work include:

Gestalt therapy

The gestalt approach means focusing on self-awareness: on what is happening from one moment to the next or, in the Here and Now. It has emphasis on what a client feels in their body. Increased awareness and understanding of the present, of one’s immediate thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and of patterns of relating can bring about powerful change and new perspectives.

Humanistic therapy

The humanistic approach is about free will, self-discovery and achieving your full potential as a human being, rather than concentrating on individual problems or symptoms. It looks at everything that makes you who you are and focuses on you as a unique individual and your relationship with the world around you.

As well as integrating these theories, I also like to focus on the relational aspect of the work (i.e how your relate to me.) This might look like us exploring how it feels to let me in, or how it might feel scary to be vulnerable based on past experiences. We can do this through honest communication, and building a feeling of safety with one another.