About me
If you want to live a happier, healthier, more fulfilled life, I can help you. My name is Dawnie and I am so glad you have found me!
I have over 28 years of experience supporting neuro-diverse adults and young people as an: integrative Counsellor, Mentor, teacher and practitioner of meditation, Breath Perception and Love as A Spiritual Path. I am neurodivergent and have helped over two thousand people find inner freedom.
My intention is to help you step into your highest potential, by understanding your mind and re-connecting to your authentic self/heart.
Through this connection you can experience:
- Peace of mind
- Meaning, purpose & happiness
- Self-awareness, forgiveness & self-love
- Relief from stress, anxiety & loneliness
- Freedom from your past
- Harmony in relationships
- Balance, clarity & life direction
- Re-connection to your spirit
A Collaborative Approach
The way we work together is as unique as you are and the relationship we co-create. My focus is on the degree of trust and safety you feel, as you learn to navigate life’s challenges and find your way to greater clarity, balance, freedom, joy and purpose. I am very intuitive and will relate to you with gentleness, compassion, curiosity, humour and also love.
My approach is highly practical. Key to this is providing tools and insights with which to understand and look after your mind, body, spirit and relationships for the rest of your life.
I work online, in-person and outdoors, in the UK and internationally. To book a complimentary call and explore how we can work together, please click on the Contact link above or message me by WhatsApp or email.
To get to know me better, please visit my website.
A natural part of seeking an experienced professional you can trust is feeling apprehensive. I will welcome you with love, dignity and integrity!
Training, qualifications & experience
My expertise is the outcome of lived experience, continuous research since 1990, and the following multidisciplinary study and qualifications, achieved since 1999.
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Masters Degree (Merit) – Integrative Humanistic Counselling (Person Centred & Gestalt) (2009-2011)
My thesis explored ‘Breath Perception As A Self-Care Tool For Trainee Counsellors’ and led to Key Note speeches and publications in national journals.
- 2:1 B.A. Hons. Degree – Human Communication & Communication Disorders (1996-1999)
My thesis explored ‘The Social Experience of Living With Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.’ This laid the foundation upon which I have assisted numerous neurodivergent adults and young people.
- Continuous mentorship in mind-training & Self-mastery
- +18 years researching the role of breathing in assisting recovery and optimising performance, wellbeing and quality if life
- This led to me to found Breath Perception in 2011 and my wellbeing consultancy Breathe 4 Wellbeing in 2011.
- Lifelong inquiry into mysticism and practical spirituality, including 13 years as a student, and now teacher of A Course In Miracles.
- Cert. Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology, College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy, London (2007-2008)
I linked the autonomic nervous system with Infant Attachment Theory, chronic stress, trauma and dis-ease, building upon the insights developed in my undergraduate degree.
- Emotional Wellbeing Harmonising Coach Training with Dawn Breslin (September 2021)
- Usui Shiki Ryoho Apprentice Teacher Training, Thailand (2006-2010)
- Serving as an Apprentice enabled gave me a profound experience and insight. This is reflected in the depth of presence I provide my students, clients and speaking audiences.
- Additional Gendhai Reiki training to Level 3 (2014-2016)
- 2 Diplomas in Yoga Practice, Thailand (2005 & 2006)
- Training in Advanced Yoga Practice, Thailand (2017)
- Cert. in Thai Massage, The Old Medicine Hospital, Changmai, Thailand (2005)
- Cert. in Abdominal Massage, Sunshine Massage School, Changmai, Thailand (2005)
- Cert. in Teaching English as Foreign Language, International House (2001) - working with asylum seeker and refugees
- Teacher Training – Primary School Key Stage 2 (2002-2004)
- Diploma in Indian Head Massage (2007)
- Diploma in Reflexology (2007)
Additional Qualifications
- Children's Counselling Training through the charity The Place 2Be
My experience over the last 16 years includes:
- Founding Soul School & guiding a community of like-hearted people to grow holistically by choosing love over fear (2026)
- Running a successful wellbeing consultancy Breathe 4 Wellbeing and supporting adults and young people nationally (2011-2026)
- Reiki Teacher & Breath Perception® Trainer in hospices – supporting staff well being & patient care
- Holistic Counsellor & Breath Perception® Trainer in private practice integrating Counselling, Reiki & Breath Perception® – including delivering workshops for Newcastle Carers Centre, Cancer Support services & Darlington Association of Disability
- Holistic Counsellor for people living with HIV – integrating Counselling, Reiki & Breath Perception®
- Facilitator of Self-Care groups for NHS patients of the University Hospital of North Durham living with chronic pain at the Northern Integrative Health Practice
- Relaxation therapist working with NHS patients of the University Hospital of North Durham using Breath Perception® at the Northern Integrative Health Practice
- Bereavement & General Counsellor with adults at Sunderland Counselling Services
- Children’s Counsellor at Shotton Hall Primary School for the national charity The Place2Be
- Children’s Counsellor for Durham County Council Educational Psychology Service
- Presenter on Breathing & Spirituality at national conferences for the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Trainer in Breath Perception® as a tool for Self-Care, Therapeutic Presence & Spiritual Growth to Counselling services at the universities of: Liverpool, Leeds & Durham
- Author of articles on Breathing for BACP journals for University & College Counsellors & Counsellors of Children & Young People
- Learning & Well Being Coach with adults & young people at New College Durham – focussing on concentration, centred communication & presentation skills, self-esteem building, self-care, emotional resilience & positive psychology in preparing personal statements, goal setting & attending interviews
- Meditation Teacher supporting young people to develop emotional resilience through breathing
Breath-based staff development trainer for teachers
I have also worked in New York and FE colleges as a learning and well being coach, supporting self-esteem, concentration, goal setting, self-awareness and self-care, preparation for presentations and interviews, running relaxation and meditation groups for concentration, stress management & decision making.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Where appropriate to your wish and need I offer the following treatments which can be integrated within sessions:
- Reiki
- Breath Perception (a powerful method of consciously relaxing yourself, strengthening resilience & improving your quality of life)
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
Payment is due at the point of booking and I don't provide refunds. If you need to re-arrange a session, I ask you to provide 48 hours notice and I will do my best to fit you in, in the same week. For sessions cancelled with less than 48 hours notice the full fee is due. If you have questions about any aspect of payment, please ask.
I will greet you with love, dignity and integrity.
