Dawn Manton, BACP
Dawn Manton is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and other emotional challenges.
About Dawn
Dawn Manton is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and other emotional challenges. She offers a warm, interactive style and a space to talk about worries that feel overwhelming. Dawn aims to help people who feel stuck, trapped or exhausted by their feelings find clearer ways forward.
She draws on ten years of experience across the NHS and independent practice to shape sessions. That background means she is used to working with common life pressures such as relationship breakdown, bereavement and major change.
Background and approach
Dawn prioritises a calm, person-centred environment where people can be heard without judgement. In sessions she focuses on building trust and a straightforward working relationship. People are invited to talk about what is happening for them and to try small, practical steps between meetings.
The aim is to help someone better understand their reactions and discover manageable ways to cope day to day. Dawn also supports people with issues like trauma and abuse, addictions, body image and career-related stress. She works with a broad range of concerns including parenting strain, grief, anger and coping with illness or long-term health problems.
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and conducts work in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and arranged to fit each person’s needs.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 111089 | April 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Dawn works with
Everything Dawn lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will ask about your needs, goals and preferences and will suggest ways of working that suit you both. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses, so people can try different methods to see what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use face-to-face interaction without travel. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter, written exchanges that can suit people who prefer typing or need to manage sessions around their routine. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
Frequently asked
What problems does Dawn help with?
Dawn supports people with stress, anxiety and depression alongside grief, trauma, addictions and relationship difficulties. She also works with concerns such as self-esteem, body image and coping with major life changes.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is warm and interactive, focusing on listening and practical steps. She aims to build trust and help people try small changes between sessions to manage daily challenges.
What experience does she bring to counselling?
She has ten years of experience working within the NHS and in independent practice, giving her exposure to a wide range of common life and mental health difficulties.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the UK?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people based in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, though note she does not provide counselling via messaging in all cases.
How are fees and starting steps handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
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