Hana (they/them/she) is a therapist (M.Couns & B.Arts (Psych)) with South Indian/Tamil and Irish ancestry.

They aim to work within an abolitionist, intersectional, decolonial & disability justice lens, actively interrogating the effects of colonisation, oppression and marginalisation on individuals and communities and the harms of Western mental health systems.

They hold lived experience of queerness, chronic illness, and neurodivergence and this deeply impacts their work. They hope these identities and experiences can offer greater understanding, empathy and connection when working with participants.

They work within a range of modalities, including;

• attachment theory based approaches

• dialectic behavioural therapy (DBT)

• internal family systems therapy (IFS) & parts work

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• somatic and movement therapies

They are keen in supporting people who are: 

• Experiencing multiple marginalizations, especially those who have had negative & harmful experiences within health systems

• Neurodivergent

• Disabled and chronically ill

• Activists and those involved in frontline action

• Experiencing burn out

• Impacted by caste in the South Asian diaspora, from an anti-caste and anti-supremacist lens

• Settlers, white folk and non bla(c)k mixed race folk looking to unpack their own relationship with white supremacy therapeutically