Counsellor profile
Donna Peters, BACP
Counsellor - Anxiety and bereavement focus
See online counselling options- BACP registered
- Person-centred
- CBT techniques
About Donna
Counsellor Donna Peters is a BACP-registered practitioner with four years' experience in counselling. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem and depression, and has additional focus on divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic attacks, self-love, social anxiety and young adult issues. Donna practises in the United Kingdom and holds prior NHS experience in other professional roles.
Donna draws on person-centred and integrative counselling approaches. She adapts what she uses in sessions to each person, bringing in techniques such as cognitive behavioural work and solution-focused brief methods when they suit the situation. Sessions tend to be practical and conversation-based, with space to look at feelings and everyday coping strategies.
Before counselling, Donna volunteered for seven years at a bereavement charity supporting adults and young people. That work complements her experience of anxiety, anger management and depression. She has completed over 450 clinical counselling hours across face-to-face, phone and online settings.
In a first session Donna will usually ask about the immediate concerns and what the client hopes to change. She helps people identify small, achievable steps alongside exploring difficult feelings such as grief, shame or panic. The focus is on clear next steps rather than long lists of techniques.
Her practice uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.
How Donna uses evidence-based approaches online
Donna works with person-centred counselling and an integrative approach. Person-centred counselling means the conversation centres on what matters to the client. The counsellor listens and reflects so the client can make sense of difficult feelings such as grief or shame.Her integrative approach brings in practical techniques when helpful. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at patterns of thought and behaviour that keep problems like anxiety and panic attacks going, and suggest steps to change them. Solution-focused brief methods concentrate on small, concrete goals and what can be done next, which can suit people wanting quicker, action-focused work.
Finding the right mix is part of the work. Donna will discuss different approaches with the client and agree what to try based on their needs, goals and preferences. That choice is made together and reviewed over time.
The biography notes past work delivered face-to-face, by phone and online, but current session formats should be checked before booking. Online working can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals and counsellors often use online sessions for these practical benefits, while making sure the approach suits the person’s aims.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most?
Donna supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She also focuses on divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic attacks, self-love, social anxiety and young adult issues.
What is her counselling style?
She uses person-centred and integrative counselling. Sessions are conversational and may include cognitive behavioural and solution-focused techniques when useful.
How much experience does she have?
Donna has four years of counselling experience and more than 450 clinical counselling hours. She also has over 20 years of prior professional experience in the NHS in other roles.
Which professional body is she a member of?
Donna is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In what language are sessions held?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Her biography mentions work via face-to-face, phone and online. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.