Dawn Johnston
Compassionate counsellor for practical change
About Dawn
Dawn Johnston helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She works with those coping with grief, anger, low self-esteem and life changes. Dawn also supports people dealing with parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, mood disorders and trauma and abuse.
She brings 20 years of experience to each conversation and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her style is warm and respectful. Sessions are shaped around what each person needs, not a fixed script.
Background and approach
Dawn uses a mix of practical approaches. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She uses client-centred ways of listening to help people feel heard and understood.
Mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques are offered when they fit a person's goals. In early sessions she focuses on what matters most now. She asks clear questions and helps set small, achievable goals.
Plans can include coping strategies for panic, tools for managing mood swings, or ways to rebuild confidence after loss or betrayal. People work at a pace that feels right for them. Dawn adapts conversations to match personal history and current stresses.
She aims to leave people with practical steps to use between sessions and a clearer sense of direction. Therapy can include talking therapies and brief skills work. Dawn supports people exploring career questions, parenting challenges, blended family strain, infidelity and feelings of isolation.
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What Dawn works with
How Dawn works
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Sessions & fees
How Dawn’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor follows the person’s lead and helps them find their own solutions; this is useful for improving confidence and talking through relationship or parenting strain.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In online sessions Dawn can help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practise small behavioural changes that reduce anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dawn will discuss options and help decide what fits best with someone’s goals and preferences. That choice is reviewed as therapy progresses so methods can be adjusted when needed.
Online formats make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more personal connection is wanted. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing, want notes to reflect on later, or need therapy that fits around a busy schedule.
These options allow people to plan sessions around work, caregiving and travel, and to continue therapy if they relocate. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to deliver structured therapy, skills practice and ongoing support in ways that match daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
