Hazel Edwards, BACP

Hazel Edwards meets people who are tired, overwhelmed or stuck and wants to make that first step easier. She believes most people already hold strengths they can build on. Hazel offers steady support while someone works through stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship concerns.

Hazel uses a gentle, person-centred way of working. That means she follows the person's priorities and helps them speak about what matters most. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating patterns and how past experiences affect current feelings and choices.

In practice Hazel offers a listening space where someone can talk without hurry. She helps people name what is happening, spot patterns, and try out different ways of coping. Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical while still allowing time to reflect.

Hazel has worked as a counsellor for six years and is registered with the BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her experience covers common concerns such as trauma and abuse, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, and neurodiversity related matters like autism and ADHD.

She also supports people facing long-term health challenges, ageing and geriatric issues, and difficult family dynamics. Hazel accepts international clients and works in English. Her approach is collaborative, helping each person find what makes sense for them.

To begin someone would complete a short matching questionnaire and book appointments according to Hazel's schedule. Sessions are conducted remotely to suit different needs and lifestyles.

How Hazel's approaches work online

Hazel combines client-centred work with psychodynamic thinking to help people in an online setting. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely to what matters to the person and supporting their own problem-solving. It helps with stress, low mood and relationship worries by building on a person's strengths and choices.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that repeat over time and how early experiences shape current feelings. This approach can be useful for understanding recurring relationship conflicts, attachment issues and long-standing emotional reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hazel will talk with the person about their goals, preferences and what has helped them before, and together they will decide which method fits best. That collaboration makes it easier to try different ways of working if something does not feel right.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations and visual connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quicker check-in and messaging can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and travel.