- Client focused
- Skill building
- Collaborative approach
About Hannah
Hannah Bernard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or unsure about relationships and self-worth. Hannah often supports those facing major life changes, health challenges, grief, and struggles with feeling disconnected from themselves.
She uses a flexible, person-focused way of working. Sessions begin with listening to what matters most to the client and then building practical steps that fit everyday life. Hannah teaches coping skills, problem-solving strategies, and ways to strengthen decision-making so people can move toward the life they want.
Her experience includes supporting adults through caregiving strain, chronic illness, cancer journeys, fertility and hospice concerns, and aging-related stress. She also addresses codependency, family conflict, commitment worries, and patterns that lead to guilt or shame. Hannah helps people notice how thoughts and habits affect mood and behavior, then try small changes to test what works.
In the therapy room she brings warmth, directness, and a nonjudgmental stance. Sessions focus on collaboration and practical work, while also making room to process grief and complex emotion. Clients can expect straightforward tools and moments of reflection tailored to their situation.
Hannah works statewide in California via telehealth. She sees adults across stages of life and aims to help them reclaim a sense of agency, purpose, and steadier emotional balance.
How Hannah's approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's goals. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps clients decide the next steps that feel right. This approach is useful when someone needs a judgment-free place to sort out values, relationships, or a loss.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful patterns like rumination or avoidance.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hannah will collaborate with the client to choose or combine methods based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. Clients take an active role in deciding what to try and what adjustments to make as therapy proceeds.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, medical appointments, caregiving, and travel. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed or reduce time spent commuting, helping therapy fit into a busy schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Hannah commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship difficulties. Additional areas include caregiving stress, chronic illness, codependency, life transitions, grief, and mood concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is flexible and client-centered, combining practical skill teaching with opportunities to process feelings. Sessions focus on collaboration and steps you can try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of experience as a practicing clinician. Her work emphasizes helping adults navigate medical challenges, grief, relationship strain, and life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) in California and practices with clients in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing and billing details are provided during the booking process.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.