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Dawn Brearley, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 7 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteem Depression

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Dawn Brearley is a NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of practice helping people manage life’s hard moments. She works from a people-focused stance and aims to create a respectful, calm space for someone to talk things through. Dawn draws on several ways of working so she can adapt to what each person needs.

She commonly helps with stress and anxiety, low mood and depression, and relationship difficulties.

Background and approach

She also supports people facing grief, major life changes, compassion fatigue and issues around intimacy. Addictions, anger and career concerns are other areas she covers. Dawn uses a client-centred approach as the foundation of her work.

That means she listens first and helps people find their own solutions rather than imposing answers. She also brings in elements of cognitive behavioural work and mindfulness when they suit a person’s goals. Attachment ideas and systemic thinking inform how she looks at relationship and family patterns.

In practical terms that means Dawn helps people notice repeating patterns and try different ways of relating. She pays attention to what people value and what they want to change. People who come to her can expect a calm, compassionate tone and practical focus.

Sessions typically explore current problems, identify small steps, and use exercises or reflections to build new coping skills. She aims to help people feel clearer, less weighed down, and more able to move forward.

Online approaches that help with relationships and change

Attachment-based work looks at how early patterns shape current relationships and emotional responses. In sessions this often means noticing repeating ways of relating and trying new responses to reduce hurt and improve connection.

Client-centred therapy places the person’s own experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is said, and helps people discover their own solutions and next steps.

Cognitive behavioural work focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses short exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thoughts and build different coping habits, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dawn will work collaboratively to match methods to someone’s needs, goals and preferences rather than using one fixed method. Together they will try things and adjust the plan if needed.

Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for a fuller conversational experience, phone sessions can fit into breaks and need less bandwidth, and messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. This flexibility helps people access support around work, travel or a busy home life.

What kinds of problems can be brought to sessions?

Dawn works with stress, anxiety and depression as well as relationship concerns, grief and loss. She also helps with addictions, anger, career changes and coping with life transitions.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Her base is a client-centred approach that prioritises listening and collaboration. Cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness exercises are used when they suit the person’s goals.

How much experience does Dawn have?

She has seven years of counselling experience working in the United Kingdom context and with a range of common life and relationship issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.

In which languages are sessions available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she use?

She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What should I do to begin therapy?

Start by pressing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

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Dawn Brearley, NCPS

Background and approach

Online approaches that help with relationships and change

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety