- Person-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
About Bridget
Bridget Donkin is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, grief and broader family concerns, including blended family issues. She also supports people dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, and identity or intimacy-related difficulties.
Bridget prefers a straightforward, person-centred way of working. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual. She listens, reflects, and helps people name the problems that feel most urgent. Practical tools such as mindfulness and narrative techniques are offered alongside conversations about feelings and values.
Her background includes a range of therapeutic styles. That gives flexibility in session. Sometimes the work is emotion-focused, at other times it uses questions to find small, achievable changes. She draws on existential ideas to help people consider meaning and direction when life feels unclear.
Bridget has experience with issues around attachment, abandonment and adoption and foster care. She also supports those facing long-term illness, caregiver stress and career pressures. People often bring mixed problems such as parenting strain combined with sleep or eating difficulties.
Work with her is practical and conversational. Sessions aim to make everyday life easier and clearer. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Approaches Bridget uses and what online work looks like
Bridget commonly draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person can clarify what matters to them; it suits issues like low self-esteem, stress and decision-making. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand and shift repeated emotional responses in those interactions.She also uses elements of Existential Therapy to help people think about values, meaning and life direction when they feel stuck. That approach can be useful for major life changes, career questions and coping with loss. Choosing which approaches to use is collaborative; the therapist will work with the client to agree what fits their goals and preferences as the work progresses.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, since the original biography does not list specific options. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoid travel for appointments. Registered or accredited professionals who offer online work can adapt techniques such as mindfulness exercises and narrative work for remote sessions to keep sessions practical and focused on everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns including blended family issues, grief, depression and addictions.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred approach alongside emotionally-focused, existential and mindfulness-based methods to suit the person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years' experience working as a counsellor in a range of settings.
Is she registered and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her from outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.