- Client-centred approach
- Trauma-focused tools
- Motivational interviewing
About Dawn
Dawn Redwood is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, low self-esteem, depression, bipolar challenges, and related concerns including guilt and shame. Dawn also supports people dealing with parenting strains, sleep and eating difficulties, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
She trained originally as an integrative counsellor, which gave her a grounding in several approaches. Dawn now mainly uses a client-centred way of working while drawing on other methods as needed. That means conversations focus on the person's priorities and what feels most helpful for them in the moment.
Dawn's background includes private practice and roles with charities and organisations. She has worked in schools, through employee assistance programmes, and at a rape centre. Those roles exposed her to trauma, PTSD, and a wide range of distressing experiences.
She has completed additional courses and now works as a clinical supervisor. Dawn has also completed a research paper on work with suicidal clients. These experiences inform how she talks through acute worries and safety concerns with people.
In sessions she aims to keep things straightforward. People can expect practical conversation about what is happening, what they want to change, and small steps to try between meetings. When helpful, Dawn brings in focused tools from motivational, psychodynamic, solution-focused, or trauma-informed ways of working.
Sessions are held in English. If someone is considering working with her they should check the current session options and booking steps before arranging a first meeting.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's concerns at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens, reflects and helps the person clarify what matters most, which suits issues like guilt, shame and relationship distress.Trauma-Focused Therapy offers ways to work with distressing memories and reactions. It uses focused techniques to reduce the hold of traumatic events and supports people dealing with PTSD or abuse histories.
Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method to help people find their own reasons to change. It is practical for issues such as substance use, behavioural changes, or improving routines around sleep and eating.
Finding the right blend of these approaches is part of the collaborative process. The counsellor will help the person decide which methods best match their goals, preferences and the problems they are bringing to sessions. That choice can be reviewed as work progresses.
Session formats are not listed in the original profile, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day, or not needing to be on camera when that helps someone concentrate. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to continue the same methods they would use face to face, adapting exercises and conversations to the digital setting.
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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 work with related to guilt or shame?
Dawn works with people experiencing guilt and shame alongside trauma, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, body image and forgiveness issues. She addresses these feelings within broader concerns such as anxiety, depression and grief.
How would she approach guilt in sessions?
She mainly uses a client-centred way of working and can bring in trauma-focused, motivational interviewing or solution-focused tools. Sessions focus on the person's priorities and practical steps to try between meetings.
What is her experience background?
She has five years' experience working in private practice and for organisations. Her roles have included work in schools, employee assistance programmes and a rape centre.
What are her credentials and location?
She is listed as NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.