Hannah Rapp
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
Children | Teenagers | Students & Young Adults
BACP Registered
Cambridge and online (UK)
Approach
â–¸Integrative
Integrative therapy draws on various approaches to tailor therapy to the individual. My approach is informed by humanistic, creative, developmental and neuroscience research.
â–¸Child & Adolescent Specialist
My background and training are specifically in working therapeutically with children and young people.
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â–¸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.​
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â–¸Creative
Encouraging creativity to support expression.
â–¸LGBTQ+ Friendly
Positively welcoming all sexualities and gender identities.
I affirm how you self-identify.
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â–¸Compassionate
Influenced by a personal mindfulness practice,
I bring curiosity and compassion to therapy.
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Children & Teenagers
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Please get in touch if you are worried about your child or teenager's mental health.
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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.
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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
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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
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Students & Young Adults (16-22)​​​​​​​​
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.
â–¸ Are my problems serious enough for counselling?
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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.
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â–¸ What if I start and I don't like it?
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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.​​​
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✓ 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
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NO ✕
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✘ 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 have lived in the UK for over 10 years now. ​I have worked with children and young people in a range of educational settings including primary, secondary, mainstream and special schools, sixth form and university. I also have experience running creative arts groups and facilitating mindfulness retreats.​​
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Education
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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
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BACP Registered Member
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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
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â–¸Appointments available
Based in Cambridge, but am currently working online (UK-wide)
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â–¸Fees: £70 per 50-minute session
Occasional bursaries available​​
Get in touch
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