Dawn Redwood
Patient client-centred counsellor
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About Dawn
Dawn Redwood works mainly in a client-centred way, putting each person’s needs and wishes first. She holds the NCPS credential and draws on several counselling approaches to tailor sessions to what helps most. Dawn aims to make therapy feel straightforward and approachable for people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or hurting.
She trained as an integrative counsellor, which gave her a broad base in different methods. Since then she has added further courses and completed a research paper on working with suicidal clients.
Background and approach
She also provides clinical supervision to other practitioners. Dawn has around five years of practice experience across personal work and charities. Her background includes work with schools, employee assistance programmes and a rape support centre.
Those roles exposed her to a wide range of problems and helped her learn how to respond to crisis and trauma. In sessions she focuses on making people feel able to relax and talk honestly. She blends a client-centred stance with tools from solution-focused work and trauma-informed approaches as needed.
Conversations tend to be practical and paced to fit each person’s needs. Common issues she addresses include stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar, ADHD, identity and LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, low self-esteem and career questions. She also supports people facing compassion fatigue, parenting strain and coping with major life changes.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS17-05684
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Dawn's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Dawn works with
Everything Dawn lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dawn lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Dawn works online
Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the impact of past harm. It uses structured conversations to help people process traumatic memories and learn ways to feel steadier in daily life. This approach is often used for anxiety, PTSD and intense distress after abuse or accidents.
Solution-focused techniques look for small, practical steps that move someone toward their goals. Sessions often identify strengths and set short-term targets to build momentum and confidence.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and current needs and together they will try methods that feel most helpful. Plans can be adjusted over time so the work stays relevant and manageable.
The biography does not list which online formats are used, so check the service to confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often find remote sessions helpful for continuing care and staying consistent with appointments.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can I bring to therapy?
Sessions address many concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and bipolar, ADHD, grief and relationship or intimacy issues. The therapist also works with eating and sleeping difficulties, low self-esteem and career-related stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is mainly client-centred, meaning conversations are guided by the individual’s needs and goals. Elements of solution-focused and trauma-focused therapy may be used when they suit the person’s situation.
What experience does the counsellor have?
The counsellor has around five years of practice experience across independent practice and work with organisations and charities. Roles have included work in schools, employee assistance programmes and a rape support centre.
What credentials and location are listed?
The therapist holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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