About me
Who am I: Hello my name is Dawn,
I am a experienced therapeutic counsellor based in Thanet, Kent, with a wide range of experience supporting Adults of all ages, Young People and Children with emotional, psychological and mental health problems and relationship difficulties.
Who I support: All of us at some point will find life and the world around us challenging, whether your an adult, young person, child or parent. My experience working with all age groups, I feels helps to provide insight and understanding of the individual experience and perspective of the varied age groups I work with.
Finding your way through the challenges we all may find we're faced with, can feel overwhelming, cause anxiety, worry and may feel like you're struggling to cope. Often we turn to each other, friends and family which are can be a great source of help to get us through the difficult times, however there are times when help from people we're close to doesn't always give us what we need or may not be available to us.
Relationships with partners, friends and family are sometimes complex and when things breakdown, it can feel your on your own and feel very difficult to cope with. We can all feel alone with our problems for many reasons, perhaps you've struggled for a long time, with feelings and emotions you don't fully understand and choose to keep to yourself. Perhaps you've noticed your not coping, feeling anxious and stressed or perhaps your mental health is showing signs of strain and have become harder to cope with. Perhaps so far you've chose to ignore it or struggled with alone feeling no one will understand.
What ever your age or circumstances and what ever issues and problems you face, there is help available to you. Counselling support can for so many people, be a way to find the help and support you really need.
I support Adults, Young People and Children. Regardless of age, all my clients are met with the same genuine care, warmth and respect. All clients will be put at ease, and helped to feel relaxed, comfortable and given the support they need, to be able share and explore what brought them to counselling, in their own time and in their own way.Together we'll build a relationship that feels safe, confidential and give you the confidence you need to share and look at the things that are troubling you. We will discover how your counselling may help you to cope with the problems you face now, while building your confidence and resilience to take into your future.
Finding a Counsellor that feels right for you. Just like the clients we meet, counsellor's are all unique and different and offer their own individual approach, experience and expertise. What we all have in common however, is a genuine desire to help and support you to the best of our ability, while recognising if we can support you, with your specific therapy needs. Finding a counsellor that feels right for you, or perhaps a person you care for, can feel quite daunting. To help you decide if I may be able to offer the help and support your looking for, I offer a free initial telephone consultation, which will allow us to get to know each other a little, for you to ask any questions you may have and for us to discuss what your counselling needs may be.
This opportunity allows us to consider if I may be able to support you or someone in your care and to understand if I may be able to offer the therapy, that bests suits you. Hopefully this initial call may give you some reassurance and help you decide if you feel comfortable to pursue counselling with me and arrange your first session.. Please contact me via email or text with a brief outline of your inquiry and request a call back.
My Approach to your Counselling I provide an Integrative approach to counselling, which draws from varies models and approaches to therapy which often offers the flexibility needed to tailor your counselling experience, to your individual needs and personal perspective.
Adults: With 13 years experience, I work with a wide range of Adult age groups supporting a range of emotional and Psychological and mental health difficulties. Working therapeutically with the warmth care and understanding you need to confidently share the problems you experience and challenges your facing.
Young People and Children Working with Young People, Teenagers and children for many years, I provide therapeutic counselling in various settings including schools. Children can sometimes find it hard to engage with counselling to begin with however, my experience with a range of age groups has enabled me to find, various ways to put young people and children at ease, offering an informal, warm and caring environment which invites them to feel relaxed, comfortable and take things at their own pace. The addition of play therapy especially for younger clients, allows children to engage in the process and able to communicate feelings and emotions in non verbal ways.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications
Qualified since 2014 achieving CPCAB- Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling. 2014
Training Certificate. Working with Children/Play Therapy Tools: Fegans Family Care. 2016
Training Certificate: Working with Couples: Arcadia Training ( Herne Bay Counselling centre) 2017
My Experience:
I have a broad range of therapeutic counselling experience since 2014 working with adults of all ages, young people and children.
Adult work: Providing generic therapeutic counselling in private practice and within a range of settings. Work settings have included: Home Start Family Support agencies in Canterbury, and South East Kent. Fegans Family Care Thanet and South East Kent. I currently work in Private Practice with adults of all ages and provide counselling support to Local school staff and teachers. My work with adults has been varied and supports a range of personal, emotional, psychological issues, and mental health difficulty including; Depressions, anxiety, stress, anger, loss of self esteem, loss and bereavement, life changes, self awareness, Loneliness and isolation, abuse, domestic abuse, cohesive control, work stress, self harm, negative thoughts, personal relationships, family relationships, child, and parenting relationship problems.
My work with Young Adults and Young People provides therapeutic counselling in support of a range of emotional, psychological, and mental health problems. My Work began with Fegans Family Care Charity in 2016 in various settings including schools, children center's, and colleges in south East Kent. I currently continue to support Young adults and young people in Private Practice and also in local schools in Thanet. Support is provided to a wide range of issues including: peer relationship issues, bullying, self harm, low self esteem, risk behaviour, anxiety, depression, loneliness, negative thoughts, Sibling issues, Anger, loss, life change and transition, education related stress, family breakdown, parent relationship issues, personal relationships, domestic violence, abuse, trauma, Identity, sexuality, behaviour issues, Young carers, and support of children in care.
My work with children age 4 to 11 provides therapeutic counselling and play therapy and work began with Fegans Family Care charity in 2016 to support children in schools, children centers, and various other settings in the South East of Kent. I now currently provide counselling and play therapy in private practice and to local primary schools. My experience with this age group has required the flexibility to adapt therapy to the individual child, with the aid of play therapy to offer a relaxed and comfortable experience, that can be fun and doesn't always rely on verbal communication but through play, free expression that suits each child.
Continued Professional Development and Training I continue to regularly attend training and workshops to keep up to date with new developments and enhance and inform all areas of my practice.
Some of these include:
Trauma, Bereavement, Couple Counselling, CBT with humanistic Slant for Depression & Anxiety, Working with Groups, Narrative Therapy, Anger& Rage, Domestic Abuse, FGM awareness, Working with Children 4 to 18, Play Therapy, Working with Adolescence, Child to Parent Domestic Abuse, Self-Harm, Resilience, Cohesive Controlled Relationships, Gangs, Child Exploitation,Safeguarding, GDPR, Confidentiality in Practice,Prevent.
Member organisations
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Family Relationships-Child Parent Relationships-Parent Child Relationships
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial brief telephone consultation up to 20 minutes- Free
Adults - unlimited age group over 18 50 mins - £50.00 Young Person - age 11 to 18 50 mins - £50.00
Children - age 5 to 11 up to 45 mins - £50.00
Parent and Child/ Young Person 1 hour - £65.00
Student trainee counsellors 50 mins - £40.00 All counselling sessions are available : In person,Telephone, Face Time.
Further information
Counselling sessions are offered in a private room in my home, where you will have the privacy you need to feel confident and relaxed.
