At a glance
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 297249
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.
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- Warm non-judgemental space
- Integrative practical support
- Experience with grief
About Donna
Donna Lemaitre is a counsellor with eight years of practice and a BACP membership. She works in private practice and has experience supporting people through grief, anxiety, depression and life changes. Donna aims to offer a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk at their own pace and explore what matters to them.
Donna uses a person-centred foundation that treats the client as the expert in their own life. She draws on a range of approaches, including Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural ideas. These are blended to suit each person rather than applied as fixed formulas.
Her background includes volunteer counselling with a mental health charity and three years supporting bereavement at a hospice. Those roles gave her regular experience with depression, anxiety, PTSD, loss and other stressful life events. Donna has completed continuing professional development in trauma, abuse, bereavement and building self-esteem.
In sessions she encourages reflection and practical steps. Conversations aim to build insight and confidence while identifying small, achievable changes. She also supports work on relationships, parenting stress, addiction concerns, career strain, and difficulties around intimacy and communication.
Donna has a certificate in online and telephone counselling and is undertaking further advanced training in psychotherapeutic and integrative counselling. If someone is unsure whether counselling is a good fit, she invites an initial conversation to discuss needs and what working together would involve.
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How therapeutic approaches fit into online counselling
Donna blends Motivational Interviewing with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in accessible ways. Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping people find their own reasons to change and reduce mixed feelings about taking steps forward. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match what matters to the person. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people make different choices in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Donna will talk with a client about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit those aims. Together they review what helps and adjust the work as needed rather than sticking to one fixed plan.
Confirm the available online session formats before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling around family life, work shifts or travel. It also lets people choose shorter check-ins when time is limited, avoid video if bandwidth is low, or keep appointments that would otherwise be missed due to distance. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can adapt exercises, homework and conversation to suit remote sessions so progress continues even when meeting online. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueAdditional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issuesTherapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyExperience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Donna commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and bipolar difficulties, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues. Additional focus areas include addiction, parenting strain, career problems and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Donna works from a person-centred base and blends approaches to fit the person. Sessions focus on listening, building insight and identifying practical steps forward.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has eight years of counselling experience and has volunteered with a mental health charity and a hospice bereavement service. She has completed CPD on trauma, bereavement, anxiety and self-esteem.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Donna is a member of the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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