Wanda Hagan, BACP

Wanda Hagan is a counsellor with 15 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and a BACP credential. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, sleep problems, trauma and abuse, and depression. Her tone is practical and supportive, aimed at people ready to take a first step towards change.

She creates an open space where clients can say what they think and feel without fear of judgement. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now and finding small, useful ways to cope. Wanda works alongside clients to set realistic steps that fit their everyday lives.

Across her career she has also supported people with issues related to adoption and foster care, attachment, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, and chronic pain, illness and disability. Communication problems, grief around divorce and separation, and responses to disasters are also within her experience.

She has worked with first responder issues, guilt and shame, infidelity and jealousy, and obsessive-compulsive concerns including panic and phobias. Wanda aims to be practical in sessions and to help people build tools they can use between meetings.

Her approach is built on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and on collaboration with each person. She encourages clients to move at their own pace while exploring options that fit their needs. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online support

Wanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions, focusing on approaches that help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common method involves identifying current thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and then testing small changes to see what helps. This kind of work is useful for anxiety, panic, OCD patterns and low mood.

A second commonly used approach is skills-based coping work that teaches practical tools for stress, sleep and relationship strain. These sessions tend to include straightforward exercises and homework tasks that are practiced between meetings to build steady improvements.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Wanda will discuss options and tailor techniques to a person's goals, needs and preferences. The choice of methods is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week. Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online work can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to keep continuity of care across locations for international clients. These practical aspects often help people stick with the work and practise new skills in everyday life.