Justin Dowdall
Practical, goal-focused support for everyday struggles
About Justin
Justin Dowdall helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. He is clear and practical in sessions and aims to make therapy feel straightforward. Justin works in English and offers support to people in the United Kingdom and beyond.
He draws on eleven years of clinical experience and holds BACP registration, which means he follows professional standards set by that body. Sessions focus on the client's real-life problems and the small changes that make a difference.
Background and approach
Conversations are guided by the person's goals rather than a fixed script. Justin uses approaches that look at thoughts, feelings and present behaviour. He often helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try out different ways of reacting.
Mindfulness elements are used to build awareness and calm when stress or racing thoughts get in the way. In practical terms, sessions are collaborative. Justin works with clients to set goals and track progress.
He explains ideas clearly and offers simple tools to practise between meetings so gains can stick. He also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, career uncertainty, anger and issues such as abandonment, attachment or codependency. Complex mood concerns such as depression and bipolar are included in his focus, together with compassion fatigue and ADHD-related struggles.
Therapy follows the pace that the person needs. Justin encourages honest conversation, steady problem solving and learning skills that can be used long after sessions end.
What Justin works with
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Listed by Justin among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
Practical approaches you can use online
Justin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in online work. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people test new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety, low mood or stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on how emotions are experienced and expressed and can help with intimacy-related worries, communication problems and attachment concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods to suit the person. Decisions are made together so the plan fits the client’s needs rather than forcing a single method.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules. Video calls are useful for fuller conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can work for short check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, while keeping the focus on practical change and steady progress.
| 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
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
