Donna Peters , BACP

Donna Peters brings a breadth of professional experience to her counselling practice, combining over 20 years of work within the NHS with more than four years focused specifically on counselling. She has completed in excess of 450 clinical hours working with clients in person, by phone, and online, and spent seven years volunteering with a bereavement charity supporting adults and young people through grief and loss.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and depression, with additional focus on issues such as divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic disorder and panic attacks, social anxiety, and challenges faced by young adults. She is trained in person-centred therapy and is a qualified integrative counsellor, drawing on techniques such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy when appropriate to the client’s needs.

Donna is a member of the BACP, which denotes affiliation with the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom. She approaches her work with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and acknowledges the courage involved in seeking support for personal change and healing.

Approaches for Online Support and Practical Benefits

Donna uses person-centred therapy to create a supportive space where the client’s experiences and perspectives guide the work - this approach focuses on empathy, active listening, and helping people find their own solutions to emotional challenges. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is also used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, panic, and low self-esteem; this method is structured and goal-oriented. She also draws on Solution Focused Brief Therapy to help clients quickly identify practical steps and build on existing strengths when facing issues like stress, relationship changes, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Donna works collaboratively with each person to determine which techniques fit best with their needs, goals, and preferences. This includes adapting methods as progress is made and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging - which can make it easier to fit support into a busy life, access help from different locations within the therapist’s service area, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable.