- Stress and anxiety
- Relationships and intimacy
- CBT and ACT ideas
About Donna
Donna Mcallister is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with common early-adulthood pressures such as stress, anxiety and life changes, and also addresses relationship and self-esteem difficulties. Donna helps people who are coping with depression, grief, addiction concerns and issues around intimacy and body image.
She uses straightforward, conversational sessions to talk through what is happening now. Sessions focus on practical steps and understanding patterns that get in the way of everyday life. Donna often draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people manage difficult thoughts and feelings.
Attachment-based work and client-centred methods feature in her approach when relationships and past caregiving experiences are relevant. This can help people understand how early experiences shape current reactions and relationships. Donna tailors conversations around the challenge you bring and what you want to change.
Her practice covers a wide range of concerns beyond the core themes above, including ADHD, career strain, parenting stress, chronic illness, and issues connected to adoption and foster care. She also works with people from LGBT communities and those facing compassion fatigue or burnout.
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. She uses a subscription model for appointments, which can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule their first session through the platform.
How her approaches work for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. It focuses on values and small actions that can build a more meaningful day to day. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and introduces practical techniques for changing unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns that often come from early caregiving and helps people understand how those patterns play out now.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and agree together which methods to try. That collaborative plan can change as you learn what helps and what does not, so choices are reviewed as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so check the platform to confirm options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around study, shifts or job breaks and avoids travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or phone-based sessions when bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote use, and they will suggest practical ways to apply techniques between sessions.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self-esteem issues, plus life changes and grief.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and practical, using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas alongside client-centred listening.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional practice as a counsellor since completing a Bachelor of Arts in Therapeutic Counselling (Hons).
Is she registered with a UK professional body?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can she work with people who live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees handled?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; costs vary by location.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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