Dawn Ford Loss & Wellbeing Specialist - Hereford

caz holbrook

I recently completed a course of Edu-Therapy with Dawn. I can honestly say it's been nothing short of transformational for me. I first approached Dawn as I had a lot of unresolved emotions surrounding the death of my Mum who I lost whilst pregnant and also the death of my son's Father too. Dawn helped me work through so much. She's a really lovely lady who clearly cares very much about her clients and what she does. I've come out the other side feeling more at ease with past traumas and like a weight has been lifted. Highly recommended. Thanks Dawn

Ashleigh Osborne

I recently completed the 8 week Edu Therapy Programme with Dawn. Dawn did this with such kindness and compassion and it truly has helped transform my life for the better. Dawn has equipped me with some really important life tools to continue to grow and heal. Through Dawn’s warmth in our weekly sessions I was able to find my footing again and I will forever be grateful for her. I feel lighter, more grounded, capable and more at peace for the first time in a long time and this is down to Dawn for guiding me through this. Thank you from the very bottom of my heart.

Alice B

Amazing. Dawn put me at ease straight away, from our first contact over message to meeting face to face. I instantly felt comfortable in Dawn’s presence. I completed the Edu-Therapy Sessions. Lots of laughter, tears but also the main thing for me was letting go of a lot of past trauma to help me move forward. I have for sure Let Go and will use the therapy moving forward. I learnt so much and highly recommend Dawn! I actually feel sad finishing the sessions, but all good things come to an end and I’m in a much happier place because of it! Thank you Dawn x

Syreeta C

I recently had the privilege of undergoing 8 edu-therapy sessions with Dawn, and I cannot express enough how profoundly it has impacted my life. Her grief-focused approach helped me confront childhood trauma and self-esteem issues and acknowledge the fact that grief extends beyond bereavement to encompass various life losses. This understanding allowed me to shed the accumulated grief I had carried for years. Equipped with tools to reframe negative thoughts, I've experienced a shift in mindset and well-being. Dawn's warmth created a safe space for vulnerability and her provision of resources enriched our sessions. I wholeheartedly recommend Dawn's edu-therapy to anyone seeking positive transformation. Her holistic approach and dedication make her invaluable during the path to healing and growth. Thank you, Dawn, for guiding me towards a brighter future.

marie Green

I was referred to Dawn through work for support in a breakdown of my marriage. In all honesty I was broken and shattered into a thousand pieces. Struggling to cope with the every day, I accepted the referral with an open mind. Expecting counselling I met with Dawn and realised it wasn’t going to be counselling but a therapy programme and thought embrace this and go with it. I am so glad I took on the EDU therapy course it’s helped immensely. I have faced some issues from childhood and the past that inadvertently have led to where I find myself today by accepting behaviours that I’ve tolerated to please or appease. It’s been an emotional journey but one that has helped me understand myself a whole lot more and given me the courage to face the future. I opened up to Dawn within the first getting to know you session, she has the most incredible way about her that entices out your innermost thoughts and feelings through her empathy, understanding, hearing you, and just a complete feeling of safety and trust. I thoroughly reccomend this programme and more importantly, Dawn Ford.

Kate Hollingsworth

I started the Grief Recovery programme with Dawn when I felt heartbroken and traumatised following some difficult life events. With a willingness to invest emotionally and give some time to the process, my sessions had a transformative effect on me. I’ve noticed how calm I now feel. I have more resilience and a deeper understanding of my loss and my environment. Dawn has the ability to lift you up and fill you with comfort. She will cheer you on and help you find the positives. She will alleviate your fears and normalise your troubles and guide you to a place of peaceful acceptance and self compassion.

Hanna-Liisa Culverwell

I feel so grateful to Dawn for supporting me through the Grief Recovery Programme.

Dawn was extremely supportive, kind and most notably compassionate and her work through the programme helped me to start letting go of long held fears and grief and allowed me to start moving forward positively again in my life.
Dawn never judged me, she held an extremely safe space for me to openly talk and show emotions and Dawn also shared her own experiences which made me feel less alone and much more connected to her. She also made it feel even easier to share my feelings and experiences with her as I know she would totally understand from her own health and life experiences.
The grief recovery handbook which also accompanies the work you do with Dawn was full of really useful and easy to read and understand information and the homework that you complete each week is written thoroughly within the book as well as on the homework sheets that Dawn emails you.

Now that I have completed the study and the work with Dawn, I feel like I have let go of emotions and grief that I was holding on to and that were no longer serving me and were just causing more pain and ill health in my life. I am also much more compassionate towards myself and notice more easily when I am being unnecessarily hard on myself and I have learnt to notice and let those feeling go.

I can't thank Dawn enough for all the help, support and kindness she has shown me throughout this study. I now have all the knowledge and information to help me deal with any points in my life when I felt stuck again with fear, grief or worry.
With deepest thanks and gratitude to Dawn.

Donna Gavin-Robinson

Dawn helped me enormously following the death of both my parents fairly close together. I knew from the outset that Dawn was the right person to help me. What I didn't know was the huge impact a previous toxic relationship/marriage had had on me and was continuing to do so which, in turn, was blocking me from grieving for my parents properly. Thanks to Dawn and her enormously compassionate and gentle manner I now feel so much lighter emotionally and am much kinder to myself as a result. Thank you Dawn, you are totally amazing 🙂