- Guilt and shame
- ACT and CBT
- Body-aware work
About Bridget
Bridget Hannaford is a PACFA counsellor with five years' experience based in Australia. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship changes, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting concerns. Bridget also supports those struggling with guilt and shame, attachment questions, and life transitions.
She uses a body-focused approach to understand how stress shows up physically. That means sessions can include attention to sensations, breath and grounding, alongside talking. Bridget draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help with thought patterns and values-based decision making.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are offered for managing strong emotions and impulsivity. She has also worked with Emotion-Focused Therapy ideas to look at how feelings shape behaviour and relationships. These methods are used in practical ways rather than as labels on people.
Bridget has worked with peri-natal anxiety and depression, betrayal trauma, domestic violence, grief and loss. She has experience supporting people through migration and cross-cultural challenges, divorce and blended family issues. Sessions aim to clarify what matters to each person and build manageable steps forward.
People who contact Bridget usually want to talk about real-life problems and the feelings that stick afterwards. To begin, she asks about current struggles and what a useful next step would look like, then matches methods to those goals.
How Bridget's approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose values-guided actions rather than getting stuck in self-criticism. It can be useful for guilt and shame by shifting focus toward meaningful steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current closeness and trust; it is helpful for attachment concerns, abandonment and relationship issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bridget will discuss which methods make sense for the person's goals and preferences, and she works collaboratively to try different strategies if needed. The choice of techniques is guided by what feels practical and helpful for the client.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or reduce time spent travelling. Therapists who offer body-aware or skills-based work adapt exercises so they can be practised during video or phone sessions when needed, and they focus on building skills that fit into everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship changes, trauma and abuse, grief and parenting concerns, plus related issues such as guilt and shame and attachment problems.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She combines body-focused work with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to notice physical reactions, unhelpful thought patterns and values that matter to the client.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working across peri-natal mental health, trauma, grief and family transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a PACFA counsellor based in Australia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Bridget is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.