Dawn Redwood, NCPS

Dawn Redwood practises in a client-centred way, putting each person's concerns and wishes at the heart of sessions. She draws on a range of approaches to match what a person needs, and focuses on helping people through issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship strain.

Dawn has five years of experience in counselling settings. She has worked in private practice and with a variety of organisations and charities. That work exposed her to presenting issues such as PTSD, anxiety, depression and the aftermath of abuse.

Her background includes working with people referred through workplace Employee Assistance Programmes and delivering support within educational settings. She has also provided therapy in a rape centre, which contributed to her experience with trauma-focused work.

Dawn trained as an integrative counsellor and later developed further clinical skills, including clinical supervision and research into working with people at risk of suicide. Her qualification NCPS appears with her name and is used to record that credential.

In sessions she aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters to them. Practical discussion and collaborative planning are used alongside exploration of past experiences when that helps the person move forward.

People come to her for help with a wide range of concerns from sleep and eating problems to confidence, parenting strain, grief, and coping with big life changes. Dawn adapts her approach to the individual and focuses on small, manageable steps toward felt improvement.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. The counsellor follows the individual's lead, reflecting back thoughts and feelings to help them gain clarity and confidence. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and easing the impact of traumatic events, using careful pacing and techniques that aim to reduce distress linked to past harm. Solution-Focused Therapy looks at concrete steps and immediate goals, helping people identify small changes that make daily life feel more manageable.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dawn will discuss options and test what feels most helpful based on the person's goals, history and preferences. This collaborative planning means the approach can shift as progress is made.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation from wherever a person is based, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make counselling more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and travel commitments.