Dawn-Amber Hilton

1. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Dawn-Amber is skilled in providing therapy for people living with Borderline Personality Disorder. She uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to help clients:

• Manage intense emotions and reduce impulsive behaviours
• Build healthier, more stable relationships
• Strengthen distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills
• Her approach is both supportive and structured, helping clients feel understood while making practical progress.

2. Addiction and Recovery

With a strong background in mental health and addictions, Dawn-Amber offers judgment-free support for people working toward recovery from substance use issues. She integrates approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and DBT to help clients:

• Understand the patterns and triggers behind addictive behaviours
• Develop effective coping strategies
• Create and maintain a personalized recovery plan

3. First Responder Mental Health

Dawn-Amber is deeply committed to supporting first responders and those in high-stress professions. She understands the unique pressures of these roles, including trauma exposure, operational stress, and the impact on personal life. Her therapy work focuses on:

• Managing occupational stress and burnout
• Processing traumatic experiences in a safe, supportive environment
• Building resilience and healthy coping strategies

She has worked in both hospital and community settings, facilitated evidence-based group therapy programs, and contributed to the development of trauma-informed programming.

She also brings lived experience with burnout and perfectionism. Coming from a family of first responders, she has a deep and personal understanding of the emotional weight many of her clients carry. Dawn's goal is to make therapy a space where clients feel heard, respected, and supported in every step of their healing.