Dawn Boultwood

I am a qualified, BACP-registered, person-centred counsellor offering online face-to-face therapy. I practice in a non-judgemental, warm, supportive, and empathic style, to identify, explore and understand the specific issues that are troubling my clients. I then work with them to resolve their concerns safely and confidentially, and incorporate cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tools into my work, where it will be of benefit to my clients. 

Are you struggling with life's challenges? 

People come to counselling for many reasons including depression; stress; anxiety; panic attacks; abuse; family issues; relationship problems; social difficulties; health concerns; work-related problems; university-related worries and/or grief/bereavement. They might be feeling that life is overwhelming and hopeless, they may feel alone, lost, trapped, and/or directionless, uncertain about their identity, purpose, and future.

Talking to a trained professional can help to process these emotions and make them feel more manageable. 

I have worked with clients who have come to therapy for all the above reasons, plus: generalised anxiety disorder; panic disorder; feelings of sadness or low mood; low self-confidence; low self-esteem; unwanted thoughts or fears; fertility problems; parental burnout; work burnout; stresses experienced in further education; accident/illness; and difficulty coping with a past event. 

How I work

I work to meet the individual needs of every client and offer an empathic, non-judgemental safe space for them to discuss, and work though, whatever is troubling them. I believe the quality of the relationship between the client and counsellor is key to healing, so aim to build trust, mutual respect, and the desire to work in partnership during my sessions, supporting, respecting, and valuing my clients as I do so.

I see each client as ‘unique’ and work to understand what life is really like for them personally – to see their world and worries/concerns through their eyes and from their perspective. By exploring my client’s troubles together in this way, in a supported therapeutic relationship, we can identify any negative thinking or patterns of behaviour, process any difficult thoughts/emotions, put any worries/fears into perspective, and enable them to feel better able to cope and in more control of their life.

I work with clients for varying lengths of time and am guided by their wishes. I tailor my approach to each individual client’s needs, allow them to work at their own pace, and help them find their own meaning.

How counselling can help

Through life’s tough times you might feel that you need a different kind of support to that which your family/friends can offer. Counselling can offer you a confidential safe space to re-evaluate your past and/or present concerns with a trained professional and work to resolve them.

What to expect in your first session

I offer a no-obligation introductory session at a reduced price to give you the opportunity to see how working with me will be for you. During this session you can tell me about yourself, the worries you are experiencing, and what brings you to counselling – your needs and goals for therapy. I will explain to you how I think we might best work together, and answer any questions you might have, so that we can decide if we would like to work together further. 

As my sessions are online, I have greater flexibility of appointments – they can be morning, afternoon, or evening… weekly, fortnightly, or monthly depending on your individual needs. During our initial session we can discuss your personal preferences for this. The pace of the work will be determined by you.

I am currently offering this initial introductory session at a discounted rate of £40. Subsequent sessions cost £50.

Current Availability

As previously mentioned, online appointments offer a greater range of session times, and more flexibility with the frequency and regularity of sessions. They also allow me to reach those clients who do not feel able to come to my therapy room.

I currently have a range of morning, afternoon and evening online appointments available via Zoom. 

Recent Testimonials

Here follows a few testimonials from previous clients.

"Dawn has been fantastic, her counselling sessions have helped me dramatically. When I first started working with her, I was in a low place and was struggling with many situations. Dawn provided me with her time, comfort, support and progressive ways for me to be able to move forward – allowing me to make improvements and changes in my life that have really helped me mentally and physically.” – Testimonial by L.E.

"It can always be difficult to open up to someone you don't know but Dawn instantly made me feel at ease. She provided me with a warm, welcoming, safe space to work through some difficulties at my own pace. She is extremely professional but very friendly and I regularly left in higher spirits. I highly recommended." – Testimonial by E.M.

"When I came to see Dawn, I was struggling with several different issues in my personal life. Dawn listened, and without judgement helped me to talk through these issues. Through talking about my unhealthy relationships, I was able to work through my issues and start to work out solutions. I am now in a better place and know what I want from my future relationships." – Testimonial by E.J.

“Dawn supported me through a very challenging and complex time of my life. She gave me the space and confidence to explore and understand the challenges I was facing with fertility issues, my pregnancy and also post birth. The support she gave through listening, being invested in my well-being and offering exercises to help channel my thinking and emotions really made a huge difference to my life when I needed it most.” – Testimonial by J.T.

“When I contacted Dawn I was feeling anxious and depressed with COVID and lockdown, as well as a job which I hated. Dawn's a great listener, and gave me some great support to stop me being so hard on myself. I'm now in a job I love, and life is looking up. She is a down to earth straight-talking person which is what I needed.” – Testimonial by L.L.

Life-changing illnesses. The stresses of caring for another. University, college and work-related worries.

Initial assessment session £40. Subsequent sessions £50

I currently offer online face-to-face sessions via Zoom.

Contact information

Please call or text me on 07967 197803, leaving a message, including a convenient time for me to call/text you back, if I am unavailable.

You can also email me at dawn@dbcounselling.co.uk (please add me to your contact list, however, as my reply may otherwise be sent to your junk mail folder).