- CBT strategies
- Person-centred work
- ACT and DBT skills
About Donna
Donna Hendricks is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds NCPS accreditation. She has 12 years of experience supporting adult clients across voluntary, private and NHS settings. Her work covers stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship issues, parenting, anger and other life stresses.
Donna trained in person-centred counselling as part of her degree and later completed a Masters in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy. She uses well-known methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behaviour strategies and solution-focused work to help people manage difficult feelings and reactions.
Her starting point is that clients know their experience best. She asks what has happened to someone rather than what is wrong with them. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, noticing triggers and trying practical steps that reduce outbursts, ease tension and improve day-to-day coping.
Practical skills, simple experiments and clearer thinking are common parts of her sessions. She often works on recognizing early signs of rising anger, changing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes that make everyday situations less fraught.
Donna pays attention to how life events, loss or trauma shape emotions. She also helps people manage ongoing stresses such as work pressure, relationship strain and caregiving duties. Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at present.
How Donna uses therapy online and what approaches look like
Donna draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing different behaviours to reduce distress and reactivity. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values rather than reacting automatically.She sees client-centred practice as the frame for this work. That means listening first, and then choosing techniques together. Finding the right blend of approaches is a shared process - the therapist and client decide which methods to try based on goals and what feels practical.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Practically, online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy week, make it easier to attend during work hours, or reduce travel time. They also allow for focused work on skills such as breathing exercises, thought records and short behavioural experiments that can be done between appointments.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, self-esteem and anger among other issues. Anger is listed alongside relationship, parenting and work-related stresses.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She combines a person-centred stance with evidence-based methods such as CBT, ACT and DBT. The work balances listening with practical techniques to manage feelings and reactions.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults in voluntary, private and NHS settings.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds NCPS accreditation. She practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at present.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.