- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment-Based methods
About Donna
Donna Tibby is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She offers counselling for adults aged 18 and above. Donna works with people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties, as well as grief, self-esteem concerns and addictive behaviours.
She talks plainly about difficult feelings and about the labels people give themselves. Donna helps clients notice unhelpful beliefs such as "I am an anxious person" and looks at practical ways to loosen those beliefs. Sessions can focus on better understanding symptoms like racing thoughts, or on managing life events that feel overwhelming.
Donna uses a blend of therapeutic approaches rather than a single fixed method. Her practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused methods, and client-centred principles. She selects what fits each person's situation and aims for clearer thinking and increased self-awareness.
She offers both short-term solution-focused work and longer-term therapy depending on the issues raised. The ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy guides her practice, and she holds an Enhanced DBS check.
People who contact Donna usually want straightforward conversation about their feelings, practical strategies to manage daily challenges, or space to make sense of painful events. She encourages clients to notice which beliefs are holding them back and to try small, manageable steps toward change.
How Donna uses therapeutic approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them. It uses values-based goals and small actions to help people live in line with what matters, which can help with anxiety, low mood and guilt-related patterns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It offers practical techniques to test unhelpful beliefs and to change patterns that keep problems going, useful for anxiety, low mood and unhelpful self-labels.
Attachment-Based methods look at how early relationships shape current patterns in close connections. This approach can help people understand relationship difficulties, intimacy issues and recurring hurt from past attachments.
Donna treats the choice of approach as collaborative. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and may combine elements as needed. The focus is on what helps most in day-to-day life rather than sticking to a single label for therapy.
The therapist's profile mentions nationwide online counselling and phone sessions as options, but please confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or childcare, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt practical tasks and worksheets for remote sessions so that progress is practical and relevant to everyday life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
Her approach mixes practical strategies and reflective work to help people notice and revise unhelpful beliefs that feed shame or guilt.
What is her clinical background?
She has three years' experience as a counsellor and uses an integrative model drawing on ACT, CBT, attachment and emotionally-focused methods.
What professional accreditation does she have and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
The original profile mentions face-to-face, nationwide online counselling and phone sessions; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Session cost varies by location and uses a subscription system that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.