- Person-centred approach
- CBT and ACT techniques
- Grief and trauma support
About Donna
Donna Lemaitre is a BACP-registered counsellor with eight years' experience working with adults in the United Kingdom. She describes herself as an integrative counsellor who draws on person-centred principles. Donna helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and self-esteem struggles, as well as addictions and other life changes.
She uses a person-centred foundation that treats the client as the expert on their own life. That work often involves talking through feelings, reflecting on patterns, and building confidence to make different choices. Donna also draws on practical methods from cognitive behavioural approaches and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when those tools suit a person's needs.
Her background includes volunteering in mental health and bereavement settings, where she supported people with depression, trauma, anger and loss. Those roles shaped how she responds to grief that arises after major life changes as well as grief linked to death. Donna has completed continuing professional development in trauma, abuse, anxiety and related areas.
In sessions she aims to help people develop clearer insight into their experiences and practical steps for moving forward. She talks through relationship and intimacy-related concerns, communication and attachment issues, parenting and blended family strains, and career or purpose questions. She also works with people coping with bipolar, low mood and compassion fatigue.
If someone is unsure whether counselling might help, Donna invites an initial conversation to discuss what brought them here and to decide together whether her way of working feels like a fit. To begin, she asks people to use the site matching process and schedule a first session.
How Donna’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to choose actions that match their values. It can help when someone wants clearer direction after a big life change. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships, helping people understand how early bonds shape current trust and intimacy problems.Donna also draws on client-centred practice, which means she pays attention to each person’s pace and priorities and offers reflective listening and practical feedback. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process; she will work with the client to match methods to their goals and preferences rather than imposing a single technique.
The original biography does not list specific session delivery methods. Please confirm available online or telephone formats before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving and travel. Video calls let people read facial cues during discussions, while phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or work better when lower bandwidth or less screen time is needed. These practical options can help people test what fits their day-to-day life while working through stress, grief, relationship patterns and life-purpose questions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address?
Donna works with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self-esteem and addictions, among other life changes and emotional concerns.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
Her work is rooted in person-centred counselling, using talking, reflection and practical techniques to build insight and options for change.
What experience does she bring?
She has eight years' experience and has volunteered in mental health and hospice bereavement support, working with trauma, depression and loss.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current online and telephone options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.