Dawn Manton, BACP

Dawn Manton is a counsellor with ten years' experience who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, addiction, self-esteem, parenting and major life changes. Dawn offers a warm, interactive style that aims to make talking about difficult things easier. She spent much of her career working in the NHS and in private practice, which shaped her practical approach to everyday problems. Dawn listens and reflects back what she hears. She focuses on helping people understand their thoughts and everyday habits so they can feel less stuck. Sessions are intended to be a place to talk through what is worrying you, whether that is ongoing anxiety, a traumatic experience, or the slow build-up of exhaustion. Dawn encourages people to notice patterns in their thinking and behaviour and to try small changes that can make daily life more manageable. Her working relationship with clients centres on trust and respect. She aims to give a relaxed space where difficult feelings can be named and examined without rush. Counselling is presented as a collaborative process to build clearer understanding and practical ways forward. Dawn is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. She offers sessions in English and does not take international clients. If you want to explore how counselling might help, she asks people to start by completing the online matching steps and arranging a session.

Approaches that address thoughts and everyday habits

Two evidence-based approaches often used to work with thoughts and habits are cognitive-style work and behavioural-focused techniques. Cognitive-style work helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns, test them and try different ways of thinking; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and self-esteem struggles. Behavioural-focused techniques look at everyday routines and habits, and encourage small changes in activity or responses to reduce stress and improve mood. Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be collaborative. The therapist will discuss different ways of working, match them to your goals and try what feels most helpful. Adjustments are made as sessions progress so the way of working stays practical and useful for you. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing appointments around work or caregiving responsibilities. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings or shorter check-ins when that suits them. The biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so please confirm available session types before booking to check what best fits your routine and preferences.