Hoda Hannaway, AASW

Hoda Hannaway is an AASW social worker with ten years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain and major life changes. She presents a calm, practical style and aims to make sessions feel straightforward and useful for busy lives.

Hoda uses a strengths-based approach to help people notice what is already working. She draws on person-centred methods so that each session follows the client’s priorities and pace. Hoda also uses evidence-based techniques informed by attachment ideas and trauma-aware care to address deeper patterns in relationships.

Her background includes managing family mental health services and running parenting workshops. She has experience providing crisis support and working with people facing communication breakdowns, grief, illness, and long-term caregiving stress. This range means she can offer practical strategies for everyday problems as well as help untangle more complex history.

Sessions focus on clear skills and achievable steps. That might include communication practice, setting boundaries, or planning ways to cope with illness or chronic pain. Hoda aims to make tools simple to use between meetings so progress continues outside the room.

People who come to Hoda often want to rebuild trust, improve how they talk with their partner, or find steadier ways to cope with change. She invites clients to start with a short match and then plan sessions that fit their life and goals.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Hoda commonly draws on strengths-based work and person-centred practice. Strengths-based work helps people notice useful skills and resources they already have and build on them for everyday challenges. Person-centred practice puts the client’s goals at the centre, letting sessions follow what matters most to the individual.

She also uses evidence-based techniques informed by attachment ideas and trauma-aware care. Attachment-informed approaches look at how patterns from close relationships influence current behaviour, which can help with communication and trust. Trauma-aware methods focus on pacing and stabilising responses so progress is steady and manageable.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Hoda will work with the client to test methods and adjust them to fit goals, communication style and day-to-day life. She frames therapy as collaborative, with practical choices about what to try next based on how things are going.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful because they can fit meetings into work breaks, avoid travel time, or choose shorter check-ins when needed. Discuss session length and timing during the match process to make online work around daily routines.