Donna Lemaitre

• Person-centred approach
• CBT and ACT techniques
• Attachment-based work

About Donna

Donna Lemaitre works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and grief using person-centred and integrative approaches. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with eight years' experience in counselling.

Donna starts by listening and helping people put words to what they are feeling. She uses a person-centred style where the client is treated as the expert on their life. Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and build confidence through steady, practical conversations.

She combines person-centred work with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and emotionally-focused approaches. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns and early connections are important to discuss. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tools appear where values and acceptance-based strategies help people cope with difficult feelings.

Donna has experience supporting people with grief, bereavement and other life changes from her time working with a hospice bereavement service. She has also volunteered with a mental health charity, working with depression, anxiety, trauma, stress and low self-esteem.

Her practice includes attention to issues such as addiction, parenting strain, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, commitment and intimacy-related difficulties. She also offers support around anger, career strain, sleeping and eating concerns, and feelings of emptiness or guilt.

Her training includes a certificate in online and telephone counselling and she continues with further professional development in integrative and psychotherapeutic counselling.

How Donna uses therapeutic approaches in online sessions

Donna uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and focus on the values and actions that matter to them; this can be useful for managing anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships, helping people understand how early connections can shape current trust and intimacy issues. Client-centred work underpins her practice, offering a way to talk things through at the client’s pace while they make sense of their experience.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will discuss different methods with each person and agree a plan that fits their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as needs evolve.

Her biography records a certificate in online and telephone counselling, but session formats are not exhaustively listed here, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare and travel, and they can allow shorter check-ins or phone conversations when that suits. Registered or accredited professionals often use online work to reach people who cannot attend in person and to offer flexibility in scheduling.

Topics Donna lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Gottman Method
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Donna

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. Donna helps people manage anxiety and stress using person-centred conversations and CBT-informed techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practices a person-centred, integrative style drawing on CBT, ACT, attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused methods.

What is her experience with grief and bereavement?

She worked for three years as a bereavement support volunteer at a hospice and has experience supporting people through various types of loss.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

Donna is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she use?

Her biography notes a certificate in online and telephone counselling; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.