- Stress and anxiety
- Blended family issues
- CBT and ACT methods
About Donna
Donna Tibby is a BACP registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' experience working with adults. She offers short-term and longer-term therapy for people aged 18 and above. Her caseload includes stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship concerns, plus issues such as ADHD and blended family matters.
Donna describes herself as an integrative therapeutic counsellor. She draws on several approaches to help people make changes and understand themselves better. Sessions focus on practical steps and reflective conversation rather than labels. People often come to her when a life event feels too large to handle alone or when low mood and racing thoughts are hard to explain.
Her work uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused approaches. She mixes these methods to suit the problem a person brings and their preferences. Sessions can include learning new ways to respond to difficult thoughts, practising different behaviours, and looking at relationship patterns.
Donna follows the ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She holds an Enhanced DBS check. Her practice offers face-to-face nationwide online counselling and phone sessions. If unsure which route fits, she asks people to consider how they want to work and what feels practical.
People wanting to start are asked to use the online matching process, complete a short questionnaire, and book an initial session. This begins a straightforward plan for what to focus on and how to work together.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Donna commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking actions that match those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns.She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach can help when people notice repeated ways of relating or loyalty conflicts in blended households. Finding the right approach is part of the work; the therapist and client review what helps and adjust methods together based on needs, goals and preferences.
If you plan to meet online, please confirm the session options before booking because formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or avoid travel on difficult days. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to maintain continuity of support while deciding which methods suit a person's situation.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
Donna works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, plus ADHD and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses an integrative style drawing on ACT, CBT, attachment and emotionally-focused ideas to suit each person.
How much experience does she have?
Donna has three years' experience working with adults in therapeutic counselling roles.
What credential and location information is relevant?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking system.
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.