About Daniel
Daniel Dickson is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of clinical experience and a BACP registration. He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to ease immediate difficulties. Daniel encourages clients to recognise their own strengths and to use those strengths to face hard moments.
He works with people dealing with stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and motivation problems. He also helps clients with LGBT-related concerns, relationship difficulties, grief and trauma.
How Daniel works
Additional areas he supports include addictions, intimacy issues, eating concerns, anger and career questions. Daniel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and aims to keep sessions straightforward. He listens first, then helps clients set small, achievable goals.
Sessions often focus on learning coping strategies and building confidence to manage day-to-day challenges. People who prefer a practical, collaborative approach may find his style a good fit. He values clear communication and tries to make each session feel focused and manageable.
Daniel also supports those experiencing compassion fatigue and attention-related struggles such as ADHD. He offers online options so people can choose what works best for them. Daniel encourages anyone taking the first step to therapy to be kind to themselves and to set the pace they need.
What Daniel works with
The areas below are the ones Daniel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Daniel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a straightforward way. One approach focuses on building coping strategies and practical skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress. This involves identifying unhelpful patterns, practising alternative responses and trying simple exercises between sessions to see what helps.A second approach emphasises strengths and personal values to improve confidence and motivation. Sessions look at what already works in someone’s life and then expand those habits to support recovery from low mood, work-related strain or compassion fatigue.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try different methods when needed. This is a collaborative process where plans are adjusted based on what the client finds useful.
Online therapy allows flexible ways to meet. Video calls are suited to fuller, face-to-face style conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing support or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and other commitments.
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