Dinah Knox-Hooke, BACP

Dinah Knox-Hooke is an integrative counsellor who brings warmth, empathy, and practical support to people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and depression. As a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - the professional body for counsellors in the United Kingdom - she offers person-centered care that treats each client as the expert in their own life.

She believes that healing and growth come from recognising personal strengths and taking courageous steps toward change. Dinah tailors her approach for every individual, drawing on person-centered, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioural techniques as appropriate so that sessions meet each person where they are. Her work aims to create a compassionate, non-judgmental atmosphere in which clients can explore feelings such as guilt, shame, isolation, and issues around attachment or communication.

Sessions with Dinah are relaxed and conversational, allowing space to be heard without pressure. She supports young people and adults alike, guiding them through practical strategies alongside deeper exploration when needed. If someone is tired of holding everything together, Dinah offers steady support to help carry some of that load and to foster clearer direction and greater emotional balance.

Client-Centered Care and Online Access

Dinah primarily practices client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating an empathetic, non-judgmental space where the client leads the pace and direction of their work. This approach helps people who need support processing emotions, building self-understanding, and strengthening self-trust.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to explore how past relationships and patterns may influence current feelings and behaviours, and on cognitive-behavioural techniques to introduce practical tools for managing symptoms such as anxiety or low mood. Together these methods can be blended to suit different challenges and preferences.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Dinah works with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and adjusts the plan as the work unfolds in partnership with the client.

Online therapy with Dinah offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, access support from different locations, and choose the communication style that feels most helpful at any given time.