Dawn Manton, BACP

Dawn Manton offers support for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions and relationship strains. She also helps with parenting challenges, eating concerns, anger, career uncertainty and coping with major life changes. Dawn’s style is warm and interactive and she aims to create a calm space to talk about whatever feels hard right now.

She draws on ten years of experience working in the NHS and independent practice. That background informs a straightforward approach focused on understanding what is happening in daily life and finding practical ways to respond. Sessions are shaped around the person in front of her rather than a fixed formula.

Dawn pays close attention to the relationship in therapy. She aims to build trust so people feel heard and able to say what they need to. That trust helps people explore painful experiences such as loss, abuse, breakdowns in relationships or long-standing patterns that cause distress.

In therapy she helps people make sense of difficult emotions and behaviours, and to develop new ways of coping. Work may include looking at patterns, practising different responses, and setting realistic steps for change. Dawn also supports people with specific concerns such as autism, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress and issues that follow separation or violence.

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are not offered via messaging, so please confirm current session options before booking.

Approaches that guide online counselling

Dawn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people understand their feelings and try different ways of coping. One approach she may draw on helps people notice unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaviour, then practise small changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach focuses on processing difficult experiences and the feelings that follow, supporting people to make sense of trauma and loss.

Finding the best method is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adapt the approach as progress is made. This is collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all, so clients help shape the focus and pace of sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before you book. The biography specifies that counselling is not available via messaging, so confirm available options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed, while still aiming to cover meaningful therapeutic work with registered or accredited professionals.