Donna Peters

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• CBT and solution focused

About Donna

Donna Peters helps people work on stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people dealing with divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic attacks, social anxiety and issues common in young adults. Donna works in person-centred and integrative ways, using techniques such as cognitive behavioural approaches and solution-focused brief methods where these suit a person.

Donna is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she has four years' experience in counselling practice. Before this she spent over 20 years working professionally in the NHS and completed more than 450 clinical hours with clients in face-to-face, phone and online settings.

In sessions she focuses on clear, practical steps as well as listening. She will use person-centred principles to follow what matters to the client, and draw on cognitive behavioural techniques to help with unhelpful thoughts and panic symptoms when appropriate.

Her background includes seven years volunteering with a bereavement charity, supporting adults and young people through loss. That work informs how she talks about grief and bereavement in counselling.

People can expect a straightforward working style that balances talking and active techniques. Donna can help clients identify small changes to try between sessions and review progress together.

Clinical approaches and how they work online

Donna uses person-centred work which focuses on the client's concerns and what matters to them; this approach emphasises listening, exploration and using the client's own goals to shape sessions. Cognitive behavioural techniques address unhelpful thinking and patterns of behaviour, and can help with anxiety, panic symptoms and low mood by teaching practical strategies and experiments to try between sessions. Solution-focused brief methods concentrate on small achievable steps and clear goals, often helping with immediate problems like coping with separation or managing anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the counselling process. Donna will discuss different methods with the client and agree what to try, adapting as progress and preferences become clear. The aim is a collaborative plan that fits the person's needs and aims.

Donna has worked with clients in face-to-face, phone and online settings, and her biography notes experience with those formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Different formats can suit different situations, and these practical benefits are often what helps people maintain regular sessions.

Topics Donna lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Divorce and separation
• Guilt and shame
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Young adult issues

Questions about Donna

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety, panic attacks and social anxiety are listed areas she works with.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She works in a person-centred and integrative way, using cognitive behavioural and solution-focused techniques when useful.

How much counselling experience does she have?

Donna has four years' experience in counselling and over 20 years of professional NHS work before that.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

How are sessions paid for and what do they 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.