Dagmar Ball, BACP

Dagmar Ball is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. She works with people aged 11 and over who are dealing with a wide range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, ADHD and challenges stemming from trauma and abuse such as domestic and childhood violence. Dagmar is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her approach is personable and down to earth. She aims to create a warm, respectful space and will challenge unhelpful thoughts when needed. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs rather than a fixed formula, and she adapts techniques to fit how someone prefers to work. Dagmar uses client-centred ideas to help people find their own solutions. She also draws on trauma-focused work and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to support recovery from distressing memories. Solution-focused techniques are used to set practical goals and make changes that feel achievable. She is open to talking about sensitive topics such as intimacy-related issues, addiction, grief, anger, and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, and aspects of alternative sex culture such as BDSM and kink. Dagmar describes therapy as a collaborative process. She encourages people to take small steps, practise new skills between sessions, and review progress regularly. If someone is ready to make changes, she offers steady support and practical ways to move forward.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping a person find their own answers. Online sessions using this approach usually involve open, supportive conversation and collaboratively set goals to guide progress.

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is a trauma-focused method for working with distressing memories. In practice it involves guided attention and processing of upsetting experiences to reduce their emotional impact and improve day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk through your needs, goals and preferences and recommend a way forward. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively and can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and help people join from locations that suit their schedule. Many find it simpler to maintain regular appointments this way while still using practical tools and strategies between sessions.