Hazel Banda , BACP

Hazel Banda brings 16 years of professional experience to her practice in the United Kingdom. She holds credentials with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a recognised UK professional body for counselling and psychotherapy, and works with people facing a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression.

Hazel specialises in supporting clients through challenges related to motivation, confidence, attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication difficulties, and separation or divorce. She also addresses feelings of guilt and shame, isolation, issues around sexuality, and struggles with life purpose and self-love. Her work extends to helping people understand and manage panic attacks, control issues, and experiences with narcissism.

Hazel approaches each person as the expert of their own story, seeking to identify existing strengths and resources that can support change. She emphasises the courage required to make different choices and to pursue a more fulfilling life, and she aims to offer steady support and empowerment as clients take those first steps toward new ways of living.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Hazel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that address both thinking patterns and emotional experience. One set of approaches focuses on identifying and working with unhelpful thoughts and behaviours to reduce stress and anxiety and to improve everyday functioning and mood. Another concentration helps clients explore relationship patterns, attachment and communication, supporting people to build healthier connections and to work through challenges stemming from past hurts or abandonment.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Hazel works with each person to understand their goals, preferences and life circumstances, and she adapts techniques to suit what feels most helpful and manageable for the client.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to access regular support without needing to travel. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and health needs, and they can help people engage with care in ways that feel convenient and consistent with their daily routines.