Dawn Gregory

Dawn Gregory


Registered Member MBACP

Contact information

Phone number
07413618893

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Therapist - Stevenage

Stevenage SG1
07413618893
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Features

  • Flexible hours available
  • Wheelchair accessible office
  • Available for home visits
  • Concessionary rates

Availability

During the current Covid-19 pandemic I am working online and via telephone for those who feel this is the best route for them at the moment. I am also happy to offer face to face for members of the public who would still prefer to come to see me in person for therapy.

About me and my therapy practice

I am a very warm and friendly person and a good listener. I have a very empathic understanding and vast experiences from my own personal life.

This has also shaped me to be the person I am today. Like many of you I have my own “battle scars” as I had to fight my own demons, build -up my self confidence and low self -esteem.

I have always wanted to train as a counsellor and to be able to offer a non-judgemental approach to the people that I work with.

To offer a therapeutic space for people to use and help them find out what is going on for them. Things from our past can shape who we are today. Things from our childhoods and certain traumas, can have us acting out on behaviours that can be damaging to us.

How Can I Help?

I can help you recognise these behaviours and what triggers them. I have worked with adolescents and adults of all disabilities. I have experience in working with bereavement/loss or relationships breakdowns. Deal with addiction in it’s many forms. Stress and anxiety, helping you worry less about things. Feelings of depression or sadness. Cope with redundancy or work -related stress. Feel more confident and work on low self-esteem, enabling a more positive look on life. Learn to live with life altering injury/illness. Understanding yourself and your problems better.

After counselling, you might feel you can be more yourself, more easily be with others and operate more constructively in your world. You may feel empowered to identify choices that you previously thought weren’t there. You may have gained new insight into yourself or made sense of something that previously felt impossible.

If you feel I can help you, then contact me and I’ll look forward to helping you understand your world and what’s going on for you. I’m here to listen.

Practice description

My practice is upstairs in my house and is lightly decorated. There is a two seater sofa and a chair. There are photos of my counselling  room on my website. My room is very warm and cosy, with two small lamps that crate a soft atmosphere on darker days.

Here I create a quiet space for you to explore where you need to go in your own time.  You are completely in control of your own sessions and you can go at your own pace. 

My first session

 on our first session I will answer any questions you may have and allow you to explain why you have come to counselling. I offer you a safe and non-judgemental space where you will be heard. Allowing you the time and space to go where you need to go and to take all the time you need. There is no rush.  At times this can be very emotional and painful. But looking at these issues will allow you to heal and accept what's going on for you. Allowing you to grow in confidence and self-esteem. 

By attending every week until you come to a natural end, will give you the best results from counselling.  If you only want to work on a pacific issue, then you can have short term therapy for 6-8 weeks or a one off session.  we can talk about your requirements in your first session. 

At the end of your session, I will ask you how you are feeling and if you would like to book another appointment.  There is no pressure to do so. If you agree to further sessions, I would then ask you to fill out a form with your contact details and to sign an agreement form. 

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Depression, Development coaching, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Life coaching, Loss, Men's issues, Obsessions, OCD, Personal development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Service veterans, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Behavioural, CBT, Humanistic, Person centred, Play therapy, Solution focused brief therapy

Clients I work with

Adults, Children, Couples, Groups, Older adults, Organisations, Trainees, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Home visits, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Time-limited