Hoda HannawayAASW

Hoda Hannaway is an AASW social worker and counsellor with ten years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain in straightforward, practical ways. Hoda also supports people through parenting concerns and major life changes, including issues that arise around pregnancy and childbirth.

Her approach starts with the person in front of her. Sessions focus on strengths and practical steps people can try between meetings. Hoda uses person-centred methods so individual goals shape the work together.

She draws on evidence-based techniques and trauma-aware thinking. Attachment ideas such as the Circle of Security may be used to look at relationship patterns and connection. Solution-focused strategies help create small, measurable changes fast.

Hoda’s background includes managing family mental health services, running parenting workshops and providing crisis support. That experience informs a calm, organised way of working with communication breakdowns and life transitions.

In sessions she aims to build useful skills rather than labels. Conversations are collaborative and practical, with tools you can apply at home. If you want to improve communication, rebuild trust, or cope with change, Hoda will help map a clear way forward.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Hoda uses evidence-based techniques that focus on connection and practical change. One approach draws on attachment ideas such as the Circle of Security to look at how patterns of closeness and distance develop in relationships; it helps when people want to improve emotional connection and trust. Another strand is solution-focused work which concentrates on small, achievable steps and clear goals to create change quickly.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hoda will discuss options with each person and together decide what fits goals, needs and preferences. That collaboration means methods are adapted as therapy progresses rather than being fixed from the start.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the session formats available before booking. Practical benefits of remote work include fitting sessions into a busy day, reducing travel time and choosing a quieter time that suits you. Some formats can be shorter check-ins when time is tight, or camera-off phone conversations if that makes it easier to focus. Check the current session options to see what is offered and how they might fit into your routine.