Dawn Johnston, BACP

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-judgemental space where the client guides the conversation and the counsellor reflects and clarifies. This approach helps people who need to be heard and seen before they make changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, lift mood and change unhelpful patterns over time.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention exercises to reduce rumination and improve sleep and emotional regulation. It can be useful alongside other approaches when stress or worry feels overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dawn will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then suggest a mix of techniques. That collaborative process means plans are adjusted if something does not feel helpful.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps people who prefer writing. These options increase flexibility and help people keep therapy going despite travel, work or family commitments.