About Donna
Donna Peters works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those facing divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic attacks, social anxiety and young adult issues. Donna speaks plainly and offers steady, compassionate support for people who feel overwhelmed.
Donna has four years of experience providing counselling and has logged more than 450 clinical hours working with clients face to face, by phone and online.
How Donna works
Before this she spent over 20 years in professional roles within the NHS and volunteered for seven years at a bereavement charity, helping adults and young people through loss. Her background includes person-centred practice and integrative counselling. As an integrative counsellor she draws on a mix of techniques, using what fits each person rather than a single method.
Donna will explain options and choose approaches that suit the issue and the person. Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Donna aims to create a calm space to talk, notice patterns and try small, practical changes.
She encourages self-compassion and helps people build skills to manage difficult feelings. People who meet Donna can expect clear explanations and a gentle, respectful pace. She works in English and practises in the United Kingdom.
Her registration is with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
What Donna works with
The areas below are the ones Donna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that suit online counselling
Donna’s practice blends person-centred work with integrative methods, using straightforward techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural ideas and solution-focused brief therapy. Person-centred work means the conversation centres on what matters to the person and the counsellor reflects back what they say to help build understanding. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at patterns of thought and behaviour and try small practical changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.Solution-focused brief therapy emphasises clear, short-term goals and small steps that move a person towards what they want to change. These approaches are useful for stress, anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem and navigating life changes such as separation. Donna will discuss options and jointly decide which approaches fit your needs and preferences as the work progresses.
Online therapy can be flexible and easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls let you work face to face when you prefer visual contact. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or you want a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging make it simple to keep momentum between sessions and to reach out when a brief exchange helps. Many people find a mix of these formats works best and Donna can adapt how sessions are delivered to match practical needs.
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