Mandy Dadswell
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About me
Empowering Lives with Professional Counselling & Psychotherapy
Proven - Powerful - Life changing!
With over a decade of experience since 2011, I provide transformative therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, helping you regain structure and control in your life. Specialising in integrative, evidence-based approaches, I deliver powerful, lasting outcomes through cutting-edge neuroscience and neurodiversity practices.
I work alongside schools to tackle academic and emotional challenges as well as non/poor attendance, ensuring students receive the support they need to thrive.
If you're ready to break through barriers and achieve real change, I’m here to help you build a future of clarity, stability, and well-being. Please contact me for a free consultation via telephone, on line or in person to suit your needs.
As an experienced Supervisor, I also offer tailored supervision for both trainee and qualified therapists, ensuring your professional growth is aligned with your unique needs. I work with many different models and theories, offer free cpd, support with assignments/assessments/reports and can support you through looking at new models and theories that you may use to extend your practice. I can help you set up in your own practice or support you with the one you currently work with. I have a vast amount of experience in working with a huge variety of client issues including neurodiversity If you would like a free chat to discuss your needs please get in touch. I offer concessions for your first few supervisions to ensure you are happy with our work before making any commitments.
Please take a look at 'any further information'.
Training, qualifications & experience
Unlock Your Potential with Expert Counselling & Psychotherapy
With over 14 years of hands-on experience since 2011, I bring a wealth of expertise to help children, adolescents, and adults achieve lasting transformation. I am deeply committed to providing structured, solution-focused therapy that delivers real results, underpinned by the latest neuroscience, integrative models, and a comprehensive understanding of neurodiversity.
Throughout my career, I have successfully worked within the education system, collaborating with schools to address academic and emotional challenges and ensuring that young people get the support they need to excel. Additionally, I offer expert supervision to both trainee and qualified therapists, leveraging my extensive experience to guide your professional development with precision and care.
With an in-depth knowledge of psychological theory and a track record of helping clients overcome complex issues, I am dedicated to empowering you to achieve lasting change and regain control over your life.
Experienced. Expert. Results-Driven!
- Masters in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic counselling adult and child
- Degree (Honours) in Psychology
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision
- Diploma in Person Centred counselling
- Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
- Life coaching Certificate
- Training in therapeutic art and play
- Mindfulness based therapy
- Safeguarding children and young people
- Working with young people - various qualifications and experience (CAMHS trained)
- Solution Focused work
- Transactional Analysis
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Gamcare trained
- St Michaels trained in bereavement support and CBT
- Working with couples
- Accredited by UKCP and MBACP
- Level 1 Dyadic Development Psychotherapy - working with families
- Diploma in Supervision
- Bupa accredited
With extensive experience in both private practice and diverse settings, I have worked across a range of environments, including a multinational boarding school for ages 4-18, primary and secondary schools (individual and group work), and a hospice providing support for patients, families, and staff dealing with long-term illness and bereavement. I also have expertise in trauma, addiction, and working with both physical and mental health issues. Additionally, I provide life coaching, coping strategies, and management skills for individuals or groups online, as well as parental coaching and support for families facing communication challenges with struggling children and teenagers.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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 disputes.
Parent support dealing with; neurodiversity, school, drugs & alcohol.
Exam & friendship stress for teenagers and help for parents dealing with this.
Social anxiety.
Personal anxiety.
Anxiety around exams.
Anxiety around preparing for University.
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Supervision for trainees at a concession.
When I work
Flexible availability. Day and evening appointments.
Flexible London and Harrogate areas.
UKCP, BACP and BUPA accredited
Further information
CHILDREN & TEENS. Young people are pressurised from an early age. There are expectations put upon them to reach targets in school with secondary school adding to the pressure not just around re adjusting to the environment but by adding homework & exam pressure. Then there is social pressure & the need to feel popular/fit in. Peer pressure & relationship issues along with hormonal & physical changes can make it very difficult for developing brains to manage emotions, make decisions, reason & control inhibitions. Parents can find themselves stuck in constant chaotic turmoil struggling & tired not knowing how to help the situation. I offer therapy & coaching in a bespoke form to young people & their families to manage pressure and get control back in to their lives.
Family disputes/separation are also issues I can help with.
ADULTS. Life changes can cause us to feel out of control whether it is something to do with work, finances, family or social situations, sometimes we can feel stuck & uncertain what to do. Uncertainty causes stress and anxiety which, if not treated, can become a 'way of being' (a habit). I can help you to find ways through your anxieties so that you can get back into the driving seat & feel in control again. Call for an informal chat to discuss how I can help.
I am a Clinical Supervisor with experience in working with both trainees & qualified Therapists. I offer 1-1 or group support in Supervision & training therapy.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO: mandydadswell.com
UKCP, BACP, BUPA accredited/registered Members of CCAP, PCIPC
