Hannah Dregely, CPC-Intern

Hannah Dregely is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling student at Walden University and is currently completing her clinical training as a student intern at Maternal Minds. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Kent State University, with a minor in Criminal Justice and a concentration in Human Behavior. Before entering the counseling profession, Hannah served in the United States Air Force and received training as a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate through the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (D-SAACP). These experiences helped shape her passion for supporting individuals who have experienced trauma and for walking alongside people through difficult and meaningful periods of their lives. Hannah’s clinical interests include working with women and mothers, veterans, active-duty service members and military families, and individuals experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship concerns, identity challenges, and major life transitions. She has a particular interest in trauma work and exploring how past experiences, including childhood experiences, can continue to influence emotions, relationships, beliefs, and behaviors in adulthood. Her counseling approach is person-centered and trauma-informed. Hannah believes that each client is the expert on their own experiences and that counseling should provide a collaborative space to better understand those experiences, recognize patterns that may no longer be serving them, develop healthier ways of coping, and work toward meaningful change. Hannah strives to create a compassionate, collaborative, and judgment-free environment where clients feel safe being honest and vulnerable. She recognizes that every individual enters counseling with a unique story and believes treatment should be individualized rather than approached as one-size-fits-all. She incorporates evidence-based approaches and interventions based on each client’s individual needs, goals, strengths, and experiences. Hannah understands that beginning therapy can feel vulnerable, particularly when it involves experiences that may have been difficult to discuss in the past. Her goal is to meet clients where they are, provide a space where they feel heard and understood, and support them as they work toward greater self-awareness, healing, and a life that feels meaningful to them.