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Hannah Westphal

Bsc., FSPM

Neuroscientist, Trauma & Addiction Specialist, FSMP Practitioner, Art Therapist

Special Interests:
Nervous system regulation, Trauma recovery, Addiction, Emotional wellbeing, Shame, Self Regulation & Safety, Authentic Self Expression.

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About Hannah

Hannah Westphal is a Neuroscientist (BSc.), educator, and certified Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (FSPM) Practitioner specialising in nervous system regulation, trauma recovery, addiction, and emotional wellbeing.

Her work is grounded in contemporary neuroscience and focuses on translating complex scientific concepts into practical, personalised approaches that help individuals better understand their nervous system, build resilience, and create lasting change.

Hannah's approach is based on a simple but powerful principle: most people are not living with a "broken" nervous system. Rather, they are experiencing the effects of a nervous system that has adapted to the increasing demands of modern life. By understanding these adaptive responses, individuals can move beyond self-blame, strengthen resilience, and create the internal conditions that support recovery, health, and wellbeing.

As part of The Forbes Clinic's interdisciplinary team, Hannah offers both one-off Nervous System Mapping Sessions and the 12-week Nervous System Regulation Program. Her work complements psychological and functional medicine approaches by helping clients understand how their nervous system influences recovery and by creating the physiological conditions that allow other interventions to become more effective.

Education

Hannah Westphal holds a BSc in Neuroscience, bringing scientific precision to her holistic practice. In addition to her neuroscience background, she is a certified Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (FSPM) Practitioner and a trained therapeutic photographer.

Her commitment to ongoing professional development ensures she provides clients with evidence-based strategies to regulate the nervous system and foster resilience.

Hannah's Story

Throughout her career, Hannah has worked across a range of international settings, including addiction recovery centres in Thailand and somatic rehabilitation programmes in Portugal. In these environments, she co-developed an innovative recovery programme integrating neuroscience, mindfulness, movement, and social reintegration.

As a therapeutic photographer, she has also led projects using creative expression to help individuals process trauma, reduce shame, and reconnect with their authentic selves.

Hannah understands that healing is a multifaceted journey. Her approach integrates scientific knowledge with somatic practices and creative expression, offering a compassionate and personalised path to recovery.

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Available Services

Nervous System Mapping Session

A one-off session offering transformative insights into how your nervous system shapes your thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. Drawing on contemporary neuroscience and Polyvagal theory, this session helps you understand your adaptive nervous system responses and provides a personalised map to guide your path forward.
Starting at £200

12-Week Nervous System Regulation Programme

A structured 12-week programme designed to support lasting nervous system regulation, trauma recovery, and emotional wellbeing. Integrating neuroscience, the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, mindfulness, and somatic practices, this programme helps you move beyond survival responses, build resilience, and create the internal conditions for sustained recovery and authentic living.
Starting at £200

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What Hannah’s clients are saying.

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"After undergoing psychological therapy, I decided to follow Hannah’s 12-week program. Understanding the roots of my trauma was an important first step, but I was looking for concrete tools to transform my patterns in daily life. Thanks to her guidance, I was able to deepen my understanding of my trauma-related mechanisms, learn to listen to my body, and reprogram my subconscious. By the fifth or sixth session, I started noticing profound changes in my life—a true sense of liberation. A huge thank you to Hannah for her exceptional work!"
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"Through Hannah's help I’m now able to notice when I’m in survival mode and know what to do to get out of it. Overall I live way, way less in survival mode and I feel much more safe with myself since the beginning of our sessions. In talk therapy I learned a lot about my mind but it never changed how my body would feel. Now through working with Hannah I feel like my body finally understood too."
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"I found my first experience of felt sense polyvagal work really interesting and expansive. It was a fascinating way to explore emotion through the body. I love how the simplicity of the work clarified feelings and revealed my response to a history of events. Hannah is warm, approachable and also has a superb way of explaining the theory behind the work - because I had questions. Highly recommend."
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"I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I began my felt sense therapy journey with Hannah a few months ago, when I was going through quite a turbulent time emotionally with some health anxiety. I have suffered with anxiety and occasionally depression for as long as I can remember and I’ve always tried to run away from or distract myself from these uncomfortable feelings, in the hope that they would go away and not return. What I am learning with Hannah, is that I can stay gently with my uncomfortable feelings (without trying to fix them) and this is giving me new insights and deepening bodily awareness, which has allowed for emotional shifts and release. Felt sense therapy is teaching me about grounding and presence, by slowing down my thoughts and connecting to my body in the present moment and sensing inward. With practise and continual guidance from Hannah, I am learning more and more to stay with this felt sense, I have seen remarkable shifts in my ability to handle difficult and uncomfortable emotional situations and this has also given me new perspectives on old situations and is helping me to not get stuck in the inner monologue of negative thoughts. Working with Hannah is a joy, she is so positive, compassionate and encouraging and her incredible, deep knowledge of neuroscience has helped me to understand the way my brain works in a way I never thought possible! Thank you, Hannah, sincerely for taking me on this journey of self-discovery."
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Disclaimer

Our services aim to support the body's natural healing processes and improve overall health and well-being. However, we do not guarantee a cure for any condition or disease. The content of our website is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Practitioners at The Forbes Clinic do not diagnose medical conditions or prescribe medications. Our care should not replace engagement with your primary care provider and our services are not intended for emergency or urgent care. You should contact your primary care provider or emergency services in the case of an acute or emergent medical event or mental health crisis.

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