Justin Dowdall, BACP
11 years in practice
Justin Dowdall is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety and low self-esteem.
License and registration
- BACP
- 118921 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
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About Justin
Justin Dowdall is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. He works with practical problems like relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career worries and coping with life changes. He uses clear, straightforward language so a worried parent can understand the options.
Justin holds BACP accreditation and brings eleven years of experience to his practice. In sessions he focuses on what each person needs right now.
Background and approach
He listens for the patterns in thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and then helps people try different ways of responding. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is part of his approach, aimed at understanding emotional experience and how it shapes connections and reactions. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to look at unhelpful thinking and practical steps to change it.
Mindfulness techniques are introduced to help calm the mind and increase awareness in everyday moments. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and spot what already works, so progress can begin quickly. Justin describes therapy as a collaborative process.
He helps people build trust, improve communication and find tools to manage strong feelings such as anger, shame or exhaustion. Parents concerned about family difficulties, divorce or problems with attachment will find a direct, goal-oriented style. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or messaging.
Justin aims to help people take small, manageable steps toward clearer thinking and steadier emotions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Justin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
Approaches Justin names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Justin’s approaches work online
Justin combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people understand feelings and change unhelpful thinking. EFT focuses on how emotions shape reactions and relationships, which can help with intimacy, attachment and communication concerns. CBT looks at thought patterns and behaviour, offering practical steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood and tackle stress.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Justin treats approach selection as a collaborative process. He will discuss goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that fit the person’s needs, adjusting methods as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people speak face to face and use visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, reflective work between sessions or when scheduling is tight. These options help people keep therapy going around work, family and travel commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Justin support?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression and mood conditions such as bipolar, along with relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting strain, career stress and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
What is his therapy style like?
His style is collaborative and direct, focusing on listening, building trust and trying practical steps. Sessions aim to identify patterns and develop clearer ways of thinking and responding.
How much experience does he have?
He has eleven years of experience working in independent practice and community settings with people facing a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location are associated with this counsellor?
Justin holds BACP accreditation and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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