Bridget Donkin, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Client-centred approach
Mindfulness and narrative

About Bridget

Bridget Donkin is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, depression and a broad range of other concerns. She also supports those dealing with addiction, trauma and intimacy-related issues, as well as questions around identity and self-esteem.

Bridget listens for how emotions and attachment shape everyday patterns. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one named approach alongside client-centred, existential, mindfulness and narrative work. In sessions she helps people name feelings, notice interaction cycles and try new ways of responding to others and themselves.

Her work covers practical matters such as sleeping and eating problems, coping with life changes, and career strain. She also offers support for more specific issues like ADHD, compassion fatigue, body image and caregiver stress. Bridget uses straightforward conversation and reflective exercises to help people understand what matters to them now.

When relationship pain or communication problems are central, she focuses on the emotions beneath the conflict rather than only the behaviours. For people facing loss or chronic illness, sessions can combine emotional discussion with mindfulness and narrative techniques to make sense of changed circumstances.

Sessions are conducted in English and Bridget accepts international clients. Prospective clients are asked to use the site's matching process to choose online therapy options and arrange an initial appointment.

How her approaches work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name core feelings and attachment patterns that fuel relationship or personal difficulties. It focuses on changing unhelpful interaction cycles by attending to emotions and needs. Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the centre of sessions, using listening and reflection to help people find their own solutions and make sense of current struggles.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Bridget will discuss which methods suit a person's goals and preferences, and may draw on elements from different approaches as the work evolves. People are encouraged to feedback on what feels helpful so the focus can be adjusted together.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online appointments can make it easier to have shorter check-ins or to schedule sessions at times that suit work or caregiving demands. Because this profile does not specify exact session formats, confirm the available options during the matching process before booking so the chosen format fits everyday life and practical needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGrief Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBT Trauma and abuse Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Mindfulness Therapy Narrative Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions and trauma among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred, existential, mindfulness and narrative approaches.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years' experience working as a counsellor.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in other languages or from other countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm the current session options before booking using the site's matching system, as formats are not specified on the profile.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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