Justin Dowdall, BACP

Justin Dowdall is a Marriage and Family therapist based in London who brings a collaborative, client-centred approach to counselling. With more than a decade of experience working in private practice, community centres and professional settings, he supports people facing anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, stress, self-esteem difficulties, parenting and family problems, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD and compassion fatigue. He also works with issues such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, communication difficulties, divorce and separation, domestic violence, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose.

Justin combines practical, evidence-informed methods to meet each client’s needs. He draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to explore how thoughts shape feelings and behaviour, emotionally-focused work to increase emotional awareness and improve connection, and mindfulness-based practices to shift unhelpful patterns. Sessions focus on the individual’s goals and preferences, and aim to build trust, empathy and self-understanding while developing concrete skills for change.

As a holder of the BACP credential - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - he frames therapy as a shared process that supports people to understand themselves more clearly and to take steps toward lasting change. He welcomes clients when they feel ready to begin the work.