The way you learned to survive made sense
but it doesn’t have to stay that way.
A steady place
to make sense of what’s happening inside you
Many of the people I work with don’t reach out because something dramatic just happened.
They do it because something has been building for a long time.
A sense of being off, disconnected, or far from themselves. Life still functions, but it doesn’t feel fully inhabited. They can describe their patterns clearly, but that understanding hasn’t translated into change.
Often there’s a subtle question underneath it all:
How did I end up here, and how do I come back from it?
I offer a calm, direct approach shaped by years of working inside high-pressure, real-world crisis environments, for people who are ready to work with what they’re carrying in a direct and honest way. My role is to help you slow things down enough that you can actually see what’s happening, not just talk about it.
It’s nice to meet you
I’m Dawn
I work with traditional counselling approaches alongside EMDR and nervous system-informed practice.
What that means in practice is simple: we pay attention to what’s happening in your thoughts, your emotions, and your body, and we work with all of it together.
Many people I see have spent years trying to think their way through things. They understand their history. They understand their triggers. They’ve often done a lot of personal work already.
And still, something keeps repeating.
This is where the body matters. Not in an abstract way, but in a practical one. Your nervous system holds patterns of protection that don’t always shift through insight alone. We work with those patterns directly, at a pace that is steady and contained.
Sessions are structured
but not rigid.
We begin by paying attention to what feels most present for you that day.
Sometimes that means talking through something clearly and directly. Sometimes it means slowing down and noticing what’s happening internally as you speak.
With EMDR, we may also work with memory and experience in a more focused way, using structured bilateral stimulation to support the brain in reprocessing material that has stayed emotionally “stuck.”
You don’t need to prepare for sessions in a particular way. You don’t need the right language for what you’re experiencing.
We work with what shows up, as it is.
Over time, people often notice subtle shifts first — less reactivity, more space between trigger and response, or moments where something that used to feel overwhelming no longer does.
Through The Looking Glass Counselling
Shift Perception
Many people come to therapy because something in them recognizes that the way things have been isn’t the way they want to keep going.
When you’re ready, we begin with a free initial consultation. It’s a short conversation where we can get a sense of whether working together feels like a wonderful fit for both of us.
I would be happy to have that conversation with you.