- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based approaches
About Donna
Donna Lemaitre is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has eight years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, addictions and a wide range of life changes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Donna uses a person-centred base alongside approaches such as Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She encourages people to talk through their thoughts and feelings at their own pace. The focus is on building understanding and practical ways to manage difficult emotions.
Her background includes volunteering with a mental health charity and three years offering bereavement support at a hospice. That work brought experience helping people with depression, PTSD, anger, loss and caregiver stress. Donna also keeps up professional development in trauma, bereavement, anxiety and related areas.
In sessions she draws on attachment-based ideas when helpful, and on psychodynamic thinking to notice patterns from the past. She also uses ACT and CBT techniques to help with coping strategies and behaviour change. Conversations aim to increase self-awareness and confidence, and to find manageable steps forward.
She holds a certificate in online and telephone counselling and is pursuing further training in psychotherapeutic and integrative counselling. If someone wants to try a first session they are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an appointment.
How Donna integrates EFT, ACT and attachment work online
Donna uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and sit with difficult emotions and to notice patterns in close relationships. EFT here is described as a way to track emotional reactions and to change unhelpful interaction cycles.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and identifying personal values to guide action. Attachment-based ideas are used to understand how early relationship experiences shape current reactions and expectations.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process helps align sessions with what feels useful and practical.
The biography records a certificate in online and telephone counselling. Please confirm which session formats are being offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove the need to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals often find these options help people maintain consistency while they work on emotions, relationships and coping strategies.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions and many life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her base is person-centred talking, with practical elements from EFT, ACT and CBT used as needed.
How much experience does she have?
Donna has eight years' experience working in counselling, including charity and hospice roles.
What credential and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
The biography notes a certificate in online and telephone counselling; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.