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Daniel Gunn

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Trauma, Abuse Grief Depression
Video Phone Messaging

About me

About Me:
Daniel Gunn. I am a psychotherapist and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP II). I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), with 8 years of experience working in an agency setting, including private practice.
I work with adults aged 21-80 from distinct cultures and backgrounds. I supervised and facilitated groups in the same agency and a private practice. In 2015, I received a BSc in psychology from the Open University London campus. I received a diploma in therapeutic counselling from CPCAB UK in 2017 and a postgraduate diploma in psychopathology theory and practice from CONFER UK in 2020.

How did I get here?
As a teenager growing up in West Africa, I started observing people out of curiosity, which became my hobby. As a teenager, my mother exposed me to spirituality whilst growing up in a diverse community. This experience has kept me grounded in life during challenging times.
I have a previous extensive background in customer service, surveillance, health, and safety, which are transferable skills to counselling and psychotherapy. In addition, I have travelled quite extensively, and having lived in distinct cultures has enhanced my understanding of human behaviour and experience.

Training:
I trained in ancient wisdom and modern science. This allows me to integrate body-focused therapy, experiential dynamic therapy (AEDP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), EMDR, IFS, somatic psychology, and mindfulness-based interventions. With these evidence-based approaches, I help my clients manage life challenges and find the right balance between thinking and feeling.

Specialities:
As I experienced more clients presenting with trauma, I started specialising in trauma in January 2020. I am currently working towards EMDR-M certification, A modified version of the standard EMDR that combines attachment skills. I am noticeably confident working with trauma and trauma-related stress. I understand trauma through the lens of neuroscience, such as PTSD, attachment (also known as relational trauma resulting from adverse childhood experiences), complex and developmental trauma,
I also work with symptoms of trauma such as anger, anxiety, depression, pain, relationship issues, shame, and sexual issues.

My Approach:
With your permission and collaboration, we will tailor-make treatment holistically for you, incorporating bio-psycho-social-identity-intuition-spirituality where necessary. The application takes place in the here and now. A first assessment allows for confidentiality and a possible good fit. I teach various self-regulation techniques before doing deeper trauma work or problem-solving. Together, we work bottom up and top down making sense of whatever you present, to find the right balance between your thinking and feeling.

My Goal: to explore the roots of current or past experiences, to eliminate symptomatic suffering so that healing can occur, to live at peak capacity, to love and receive love, to work, to create, to be curious, and to fully engage in life by doing things differently in the "real world" outside of the therapy room. Work with me...

Professional experience

9 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Trauma, Abuse Grief Depression

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual dysfunction, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

Video
Phone
Messaging

Languages

EnglishGerman

Credentials information

BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #373157

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Daniel Gunn. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Since starting therapy with Daniel, I have felt a shift in how my body responds to stress. My chest feels lighter, my breathing slows, and I leave sessions feeling more steady and present. He creates a safe, calm space where I never feel rushed, and his way of working supports the pace I need. It has been a very grounding and helpful experience.

Written on Apr 25, 2026 after therapy with Daniel for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and anger management

Daniel has helped me feel comfortable enough to open up and slowly get better with my anxiety management which previously used to control me as an individual. This whole journey has made me gather a better and more realistic perspective of the world around me and be a better version of myself for me, my friends, my family and my husband

Written on Nov 28, 2025 after therapy with Daniel for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

I´m very greatful to work with Daniel Gunn.

Written on Jun 30, 2025 after therapy with Daniel for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

I have recently started therapy with Daniel after reaching a very dark place of various traumatic experiences. In my very first session Daniel was able to help me become regulated. It was an almost immediate improvement in my ability to cope. I appreciate is calm, kind yet matter-of-fact approach and his incredible wisdom. I’m very grateful for Daniel and highly recommend him.

Written on May 23, 2025 after therapy with Daniel for 3 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse

Daniel has a very different approach to begin with. His presence calms me down before we even started to talk. He offers a safe space not only with his expertise but also with his persona and the way he carries himself. He listens and he knows what i need to hear... not what i want to hear. I really like talking to him and get his advice on many areas in my life. A great Therapist. I cannot thank him enough.

Written on Mar 18, 2025 after therapy with Daniel for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and self esteem

Very understanding and professional

Written on Feb 28, 2025 after therapy with Daniel for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and parenting issues