- Client-centred approach
- Trauma-focused work
- Solution-focused tools
About Dawn
Dawn Redwood is a counsellor (NCPS) with five years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, and related issues such as self-esteem and sleeping difficulties.
She trained originally as an integrative counsellor, which gave her hands-on experience with several counselling methods. Dawn primarily uses a client-centred way of working while drawing on other approaches as needed. This means sessions focus on the client's concerns and choices rather than following a rigid script.
Her background includes work in private practice and roles with charities and organisations. She has provided counselling in schools, through employee assistance programmes, and at a rape centre. These settings helped her work with anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma in different contexts.
Dawn has also pursued additional study, including clinical supervision training and a research paper on working with suicidal clients. She uses that learning to inform practical, straightforward conversations in sessions. Clients can expect discussions that are person-focused and direct about what matters to them.
In session she talks through current problems, practical coping steps and longer-term patterns that affect relationships and mood. She can work on issues such as grief, body image, attachment concerns, intimacy problems and coping with life changes. Dawn aims to help people notice what gets in the way and try approaches that make day-to-day life more manageable.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on following the client's lead, reflecting concerns and priorities. It helps when someone wants a steady, non-directive space to talk through what feels hardest. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of traumatic experiences through paced work and stabilisation techniques, useful for PTSD and trauma-related symptoms. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical changes that can be tried between sessions and supports clearer short-term goals.Choosing the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about needs, goals and preferences and will discuss which approaches to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work develops.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family life. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or sessions without video when that helps concentration or reduces testiness about being seen. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often work this way to make therapy more practical for everyday life.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem and related issues.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her practice is mainly client-centred, drawing on psychodynamic, solution-focused, motivational interviewing and trauma-focused approaches as helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in private practice and for organisations and charities.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed as NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.