Dawn Gigg , NCPS

Dawn Gigg is a UK-based therapist with four years of clinical experience working across private practice and charitable organisations. She holds NCPS accreditation, a recognised UK professional accreditation, and additional training as a Connective Family NVR Level 1 practitioner and an Autism Affirmed Therapist, indicating focused preparation to support families and autistic clients. Her work includes both individual and family therapy across a broad range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, career stress, OCD, ADHD, and the long-term effects of trauma and emotional abuse.

Dawn brings a warm, compassionate, and interactive style to her practice, prioritising a respectful, non-judgmental environment where clients feel heard. She avoids focusing on labels and instead collaborates with people to understand their particular circumstances, tailoring sessions to meet each person or family’s unique needs. Her approach draws on evidence-based methods such as person-centred work, cognitive-behavioural techniques, humanistic ideas, and psychodynamic thinking to develop personalised paths toward growth and healing.

Whether clients seek clarity, stronger relationships, better parenting strategies, or support processing difficult experiences, Dawn aims to help them move toward greater balance and meaning. She offers steady support and practical guidance while empowering people to take the steps they choose toward change and recovery.

Evidence-based approaches delivered through online sessions

Dawn commonly draws on person-centred methods, which focus on creating an empathic, accepting space where clients can explore their feelings and priorities at their own pace. This approach helps with building self-understanding and strengthening personal resources when facing relationship, parenting, or life transition challenges.

She also uses cognitive-behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and to develop practical strategies for managing symptoms such as anxiety, low mood, or obsessive thoughts. When helpful, psychodynamic ideas are woven in to explore longer-standing patterns and how past experiences affect present relationships and coping.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Dawn collaborates with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and together they choose methods and pacing that fit the client. This collaborative process helps ensure therapy feels relevant and manageable.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for busy schedules and make it easier to access support from home or work. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care while adapting to each client’s practical needs and communication style.