Dawn Adamson- Registered Psychotherapist
Using a trauma-informed lens, I guide military personnel, RCMP members, and veterans through the challenges they carry — helping them find resilience, clarity, and peace.
Online Therapy and In-Person Kingston.
Feeling overwhelmed? Experience support for stress, strength, and meaningful change.
Dawn’s Specialties
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Dawn supports clients in processing traumatic experiences and reducing the emotional and physical distress that can follow trauma. She uses trauma-focused approaches to help the brain reprocess difficult memories in a way that feels structured, gentle, and effective.
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Chronic stress and burnout can leave individuals feeling exhausted, disconnected, and overwhelmed. Dawn works with clients navigating high levels of pressure—whether related to work, school, caregiving, or life demands—to better understand the impact of stress on both mind and body.
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Dawn supports individuals experiencing anxiety, excessive worry, panic, and nervous system dysregulation. Together, clients learn to understand the underlying drivers of anxiety and how it shows up in their thoughts, emotions, and body.
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For individuals experiencing low mood, loss of motivation, emotional heaviness, or feeling disconnected from themselves or others, Dawn offers a compassionate and supportive therapeutic space. She works collaboratively with clients to build insight, stabilize mood, and identify meaningful steps toward change. Therapy focuses on understanding emotional patterns, strengthening coping strategies, and supporting gradual, sustainable improvements in well-being.
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Life transitions—such as career changes, relationship shifts, identity exploration, or changes in roles and responsibilities—can feel destabilizing and emotionally complex. Dawn helps clients navigate these transitions with clarity and support, exploring both the challenges and opportunities that change can bring. Her work fosters confidence, adaptability, and self-understanding, helping clients move through transitions feeling more grounded and aligned with their goals.
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More About Dawn
This is a space with no shame, no lectures, and no judgment. You're not here because you're a failure — you're here because something needs to change, and you're brave enough to face it. Therapy gives you room to be honest, real healing becomes possible, and responsibility turns into empowerment. If you're ready to make sense of your behaviour, take ownership, and build stronger relationships — starting with the one you have with yourself — I'm here
My Approach
I use Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) to help you understand how your thoughts shape your emotions and actions — and to build healthier, more balanced ways of thinking. Combined with mindfulness-based techniques, this approach helps you manage life's challenges with greater clarity, resilience, and self-compassion
Qualifications & Credentials
I have 20 years experience working as a Nurse
Masters in Counselling Psychology Dawn is Registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario , Registration Number 006242
Hobbies and Interests
I have a black belt in Karate.
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