Dawn Daly

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Redland BS6 Bishopston BS7
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About me

Anxiety? I work with adults and young people aged 11+ experiencing all types of anxiety for all kinds of reasons. Whether the cause is school or work related stress, a relationship issue, pregnancy, a bereavement, physical ill health, a traumatic event or something else, I offer you the opportunity to become more at ease within your body and mind, freeing you up to make the changes you want to see within yourself and your life.

It is possible to have a calmer mind, become relaxed, self-confident and outgoing. Sleep better, make easier and better decisions and reach those personal goals. It is possible to change your relationship with and recover from anxiety. 

The approach used to help you move through anxiety will depend on you and your situation. I have lots of experience and lots of expertise and so we can find a way of working together that works. We could a use Person Centered, Compassion Focused, Body Focus or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach. We can talk and we can get creative.

Email me today to book a consultation and find out if we can work together. See my website for more details.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications and trainings include but are not limited to:

  • I have a Degree in Integrative Counselling and I have studied for a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (CYP).
  • I have a qualification enabling me to provide ethical online and telephone counselling.
  • I am DBS checked.

Experience:

  • 1000’s of therapeutic hours worked, gained during 24 years as a shiatsu practitioner and 10 years as a counsellor.
  • Counsellor in Private Practice - 10 years.
  • Employed, subcontracted and Funding Led Posts:
  • Bristol After Stroke - counsellor, course facilitator and mindfulness facilitator –supporting stroke affect people, their families and loved ones. (This employed post is ongoing).
  • NAOS - Counsellor and Shiatsu Practitioner for a Trauma informed, Intersectional Therapy Service.
  • NAOS - Counsellor providing reflective supervision for teachers working in alternative school provisions.
  • Noah’s Star- counsellor supporting parents of premature and sick babies and NHS staff involved in their care. 
  • West of England works – counsellor supporting economically inactive people.
  • Off the Record – voluntary counsellor, school counsellor and employed workshop facilitator for young people aged 11-25.
  • Bristol School of Shiatsu – Assistant teacher.
  • Self Employed - Delivering Introductory Shiatsu Workshops.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£60.00 per session
Free initial online session

Additional information

Online, telephone and in the room counselling is charged at £60.00 for 50 minutes. 

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

I do hold counselling sessions on a Friday morning but not weekly.

I am planning to run an anxiety support group on a Friday morning over the Christmas period. 

Further information

I offer a 15/20 minute video call consultation at no charge. The consultation is so we can meet, ask a few questions and find out if we want to work together. 

If you are a parent looking for counselling for your child, email me for more details about the consultation process. 

Reach out and contact me today, I will always reply. 

Best wishes, Dawn 

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

DBS check info

In England and Wales, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly known as CRB) carry out criminal records checks for individuals working with vulnerable groups, such as children. To find out more, visit gov.uk , or contact this professional directly

Wheelchair user access info
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

There is a gravel path before the entrance of the building and there is one low step at the entrance. My therapy room is on the ground floor, as is the toilet, but it is not a purpose built accessible toilet, it is small with no hand rails installed.

Online platforms

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