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Dawn Nunney, NCPS

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemDepression

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Dawn Nunney uses a humanistic, client-centred approach and brings Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when it can help. She aims to make conversations straightforward and focused. Dawn speaks plainly and helps people work through common problems without jargon.

She has eight years of experience and a background in health and social care. That experience informs how she frames practical next steps and coping ideas. Dawn also provided a high volume of online counselling during the Covid crisis and is familiar with video, phone and text formats.

Background and approach

Dawn helps people facing stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those dealing with grief, relationship strain, low self-esteem and career worries. Addictions, trauma and compassion fatigue are within her focus too.

Her practice covers a broad range of personal concerns such as parenting pressure, sleep and eating difficulties and coping with life changes. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, fertility and cancer-related challenges. Dawn holds the NCPS credential, which is listed as NCPS.

She works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. Her style is collaborative, down-to-earth and aimed at helping people notice small changes that add up over time.

Approaches online that focus on practical change

Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of the conversation and aims to understand what matters most to them. It helps when someone needs a non-judgemental space to talk through feelings and make sense of difficult situations.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers step-by-step techniques to reduce anxiety or lift low mood. Motivational Interviewing is a brief, goal-focused style that helps people find their own reasons to change and boost commitment to those changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the person's goals and try different techniques to see what fits best. Over a few sessions the plan can be adjusted to match progress and preferences.

Online formats make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls give face-to-face connection, phone sessions work when video is impractical, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options increase flexibility for working around work, caregiving or travel commitments and let people keep therapy going from different places.
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Dawn works with stress, anxiety and depression alongside relationship and grief issues. She also helps with self-esteem, addictions, trauma and a wide range of family and life-change concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her main style is client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening and responding to the person's priorities, with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy used when it may help to change patterns of thinking and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience and a background in health and social care, giving practical perspective to therapeutic work.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She works in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential, shown as NCPS.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she use?
She provides therapy by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, reflecting her prior high volume of online counselling.
How does costing work for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Registered with
NCPS
Languages
English

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