Hawaa Dajan, AHPRA

Hawaa Dajan is an AHPRA-registered psychologist who helps adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and low self-esteem. She works with people who are finding life overwhelming and those who want clearer ways to cope and move forward. Her approach is calm and practical, aimed at small, steady changes that add up over time.

Hawaa has three years' experience in community mental health and telehealth. She uses familiar, evidence-based techniques to help people understand their thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on building useful skills, reducing distress, and strengthening what already works in a person’s life.

Her style is warm and collaborative. Hawaa centres clients' goals and lets people set the pace. Conversations are non-judgemental and geared towards realistic steps for day-to-day life.

She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas, acceptance and commitment approaches, dialectical behaviour concepts, and trauma-informed ways of working. These methods are used to address symptoms and to teach coping strategies that clients can use after sessions.

Hawaa pays attention to cultural background and the different stresses carers often face. She helps people with relationship difficulties, attachment or abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress and feelings of isolation. She also supports those facing life transitions such as separation, midlife questions, or searching for purpose.

How her approaches translate to online care

Hawaa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in practical ways. Cognitive behavioural ideas focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood. Acceptance and commitment principles help people clarify values and take actions that match what matters to them, which can be useful for grief and life-purpose questions. Trauma-informed ways of working keep attention on safety and pacing when facing painful memories or abuse-related distress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Hawaa will work with each person to choose methods that suit their needs, goals and preferences. She typically blends techniques and checks in regularly to see what is helping and what should change.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. It can also let people choose quieter, low-bandwidth arrangements when needed, and focus on skill practice and homework between meetings.