Dionne | Women & Children's Anxiety / Grief Counsellor

Counselling Malvern

Hello and Welcome,

I’m Dionne, a warm, down-to-earth therapist based in Malvern. I support women (and some children) navigating anxiety, grief, and life transitions, especially when things feel overwhelming, disconnected, or “stuck in your head.”

Many of my clients have never had therapy before. They come because something doesn’t feel right: poor sleep, constant tension, emotional outbursts, or a deep sense of being lost. Others arrive after a sudden loss or life change, seeking calm, clarity, and connection.

I offer therapy from a peaceful, private garden room at my home – a warm, non-clinical space where the kettle is always on and dogs snooze nearby. Clients often describe it as feeling “safe and calm the moment I walk in.”

My Approach: Body – Mind – Heart

I work integratively, blending evidence-based methods to support your whole self — not just your symptoms:

• BODY – Mindfulness, breathwork, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to calm the nervous system and ease physical anxiety.

• MIND – CBT and coaching to help reframe unhelpful thoughts, build clarity, and shift stuck patterns.

• HEART – Emotion-focused and psychodynamic therapy to explore deeper feelings, grief, attachment, and self-worth with care.

Each of these approaches is clinically supported but delivered with warmth, creativity, and compassion. You won’t find a passive or “nodding” counsellor here — I'm a real human valuing the connection and offering listening but also practical, helfpul sessions that will help you achieve calm and change.

Why Women Choose to Work With Me

Most of my clients are women facing major transitions: menopause, grief, burnout, breakups, identity shifts, or long-term anxiety. They want real support, not a clinical, impersonal and forumlated experience.

You might be:

• Constantly anxious, even when things seem “fine” and there is no reason to feel anxious

• Grieving someone or something important

• Feeling stuck, disconnected, or alone

• Unsure who you are now — or where life is headed

• Frustrated by previous therapy that didn’t go deep enough

Together, we work at your pace. We can talk, pause, practice strategies that I can teach, cry, draw or use creative methosds or breathe to regulate — whatever supports you most that day. My aim is to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more like yourself again.

Specialisms

 Anxiety, panic & overwhelm

• Grief, bereavement & ambiguous loss

• Menopause and hormonal changes

• Divorce & relationship endings

• Identity, confidence & life direction

• Emotional regulation & sensitivity

• Burnout, carer fatigue, & chronic stress

• Trauma & complex PTSD (gentle, non-pathologising approach)

My Style

Clients often say they feel quickly at ease with me — like they can breathe and feel safe and settled again. I bring warmth, clarity, and lived experience. I also limit my client hours so I can show up for every session fully grounded and present.

We can talk, pause, laugh, cry, draw, breathe — whatever helps you feel most supported that day. I work with the whole person, not just their symptoms.

If you would like to know more or book an appointment, please send me a message via the send a message - button.