Dawn Manton, BACP

Dawn Manton is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those dealing with addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, career changes and coping with life transitions. Dawn lists traumatic brain injury among her areas of focus and can work with related challenges. Dawn brings ten years of experience working in the NHS and in private practice. Her style is warm and interactive and she aims to make the room feel relaxed. She listens and offers a place to talk about things that feel stuck or overwhelming. She believes the relationship between counsellor and client matters most. That means building trust and being heard before moving on to strategies and practical steps. Sessions can help people understand themselves better and make changes that feel manageable. Dawn’s background includes work with a broad range of concerns, from chronic pain and illness to bereavement and domestic violence. She also has experience supporting people with body image issues, autism and caregiver stress. She offers counselling in English and works from the United Kingdom. Note that she does not provide counselling via messaging. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people manage symptoms and life challenges in practical ways. One common approach focuses on understanding feelings and patterns - identifying what keeps problems going and trying clearer ways of responding. This kind of work can help with anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. A second approach emphasises coping strategies and small changes in day-to-day life. It looks at developing skills to manage stress, regulate strong emotions and tackle unhelpful behaviours. That approach is useful for people dealing with trauma reactions, addictions or overwhelming anger. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which ways of working to try and adjust them as things change. Please check the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list all formats and notes counselling is not available by messaging. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for flexible scheduling. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and options that suit quieter surroundings or a preference not to be on camera.