- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- CBT and solution focus
About Donna
Donna Peters is a BACP counsellor with four years' counselling experience and a longer background working in the NHS. She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem and depression, and also works with issues such as divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic attacks, self-love, social anxiety and young adult issues.
Donna uses a practical, person-centred approach. She combines that with integrative methods and draws on techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused brief therapy when they fit the client's needs. Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now and on small steps that can make day-to-day life easier.
Her clinical hours include more than 450 counselling hours delivered face to face, by phone and online. She has volunteer experience at a bereavement charity, where she supported adults and young people through loss. That background informs how she works with grief and bereavement today.
In practice Donna aims to listen and work at a practical pace. Conversations often cover coping strategies for anxiety and anger, ways to build self-esteem, and approaches to reduce panic symptoms. She also supports people dealing with separation and relationship endings.
Sessions are described plainly and with clear steps so people can see what to expect. Prospective clients are asked to use the site process to answer a short matching questionnaire and book a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches fit with online sessions
Donna uses person-centred work alongside integrative techniques. Person-centred work focuses on open listening and on helping people notice what matters to them. It can help when coping with grief, low mood or relationship endings.She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, which look at how thoughts and behaviours interact and teach practical steps to reduce anxiety and panic. Solution-focused brief therapy is used to identify small, achievable goals and quick strategies for day-to-day coping.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and choose or adapt techniques collaboratively. That helps keep sessions useful and relevant to the client's current situation.
If you want online sessions, please confirm the specific session formats available before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit around study or work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions can be simpler when internet bandwidth is limited, while video allows face-to-face conversation without a commute.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem and depression, and works with related areas such as divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic attacks and social anxiety.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Donna uses a person-centred approach alongside integrative techniques. She brings in cognitive behavioural and solution-focused methods when they suit the client's goals.
How much counselling experience does she have?
She has four years' experience in counselling and has completed over 450 clinical counselling hours, delivered face to face, by phone and online.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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