Dawn JohnstonBACP

Dawn Johnston is a counsellor with 20 years of experience who helps people facing pregnancy and childbirth concerns alongside a wide range of emotional difficulties. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, anger, grief, and self-esteem problems. Dawn also works with clients coping with sleep and eating issues, parenting strain, postpartum depression, and life changes such as separation or career shifts.

She draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions focus on open, respectful conversation and practical steps that can be used between meetings. Dawn uses client-centred ways of working to follow what matters most to each person. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness and hypnotherapy tools are offered where helpful to manage thoughts, feelings and unhelpful patterns.

Dawn adapts the pace and focus to each person. Early sessions usually look at immediate concerns and practical coping strategies. Later work can deepen into looking at long-standing patterns and relationships when that suits the person’s goals.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She aims to make sessions feel calm and constructive, with clear options to try at home. People who are nervous about starting therapy are encouraged to take the first step at a pace that feels right.

Dawn is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and offers services in English. To begin, people follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How Dawn uses common therapy approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a trusting conversation. The counsellor follows what matters most to the person and helps them find their own solutions, which can suit coping with pregnancy changes and new parent concerns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches simple strategies to reduce anxiety, manage low mood, and change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dawn works collaboratively to identify which methods feel most useful, and she adapts the plan as therapy progresses. Clients choose priorities and the pace, and the therapist offers practical options and gentle reflection to match those goals.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people try techniques such as guided mindfulness or brief CBT exercises between sessions, helping progress to continue alongside everyday life.