Counsellor profile
Dawn Johnston, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting pressures
- CBT and mindfulness
About Dawn
Dawn Johnston is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 20 years of professional experience. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, low self esteem, relationship strain, grief, anger, parenting pressures and life changes. Many people contact her about mood problems, eating or sleeping difficulties, and support after trauma or loss.
Her style is straightforward and conversational. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on practical steps that can help day to day. She combines listening with clear techniques drawn from different methods to help manage feelings and reframe unhelpful thinking.
Dawn uses client-centred work to make space for a person’s own concerns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy methods are used to spot patterns of thought and build coping skills. She also draws on mindfulness practices to reduce rumination and on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating relationship patterns.
People who choose her often want help with family-related stresses such as blended family tension, divorce or separation impacts, caregiver strain, and communication problems. She also supports those coping with panic attacks, phobias, postpartum depression and difficulties linked to mood disorders.
Her approach aims to be practical and steady. She will discuss goals and suggest steps that suit a client’s day-to-day life. To begin, users follow the online matching and booking process to arrange an initial session.
How sessions work
Approaches used online and how they help
Clients can expect work informed by Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Client-Centred work means the therapist listens and follows what matters most to the client, helping them to set priorities and make sense of their feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dawn will discuss a client’s goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel and allowing appointments during a work break or between household tasks. They also let people choose a quieter time, use shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid camera-based sessions if that is preferable. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools such as CBT worksheets, guided mindfulness exercises and conversational hypnotherapy elements to work over remote appointments.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family concerns does she help with?
She helps people with family-related stresses such as blended family issues, divorce and separation impacts, communication problems and caregiver stress.
How would she work with anxiety or panic?
Sessions use practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify thought patterns and build coping skills for anxiety and panic attacks.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, relationship and life-change issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.