About Justin
Justin Dowdall connects with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy problems, low self-esteem, and major life changes. He offers a calm, straightforward approach so conversations feel manageable. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps to help someone move forward.
He has 11 years of experience working in counselling settings across the United Kingdom. He holds BACP registration, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
How Justin works
His work addresses mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar, as well as ADHD, compassion fatigue and career-related stress. Justin draws on a mix of therapeutic methods to match each person's needs. He uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thought patterns and behaviour.
He applies Emotionally-Focused Therapy to understand how feelings shape interactions and intimacy. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused techniques are used to build everyday skills. These approaches aim to reduce overwhelm, improve emotional awareness and create small, realistic changes that add up over time.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Justin works with the person to set aims and try practical strategies between meetings. He also supports people through family and parenting strain, anger, communication problems, and relationship breakdowns.
People often come for help with abandonment or attachment issues, codependency, guilt and shame, feelings of emptiness, or a midlife crisis. The focus is on clear, manageable steps so progress feels achievable rather than overwhelming.
Justin lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Justin works with
The areas below are the ones Justin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Justin's approaches work online
Justin uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours. CBT is often useful for anxiety, low mood and stress because it breaks problems into manageable parts. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand how emotions shape connection and intimacy, which can be helpful for relationship and attachment difficulties.He also draws on mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to teach simple, day-to-day skills. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made in sessions.
Online therapy here can be done by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and travel, while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.
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