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Donna Lemaitre, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and grief
See online therapy options- CBT approaches
- Person-centred work
- Bereavement support
About Donna
Donna Lemaitre is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with eight years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, depression and trauma. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Donna draws on client-centred practice as a base. She listens to what matters to each person and supports them to understand their thoughts and feelings. She aims to help clients notice patterns that cause distress and find practical ways to respond differently.
She also uses a range of therapeutic models when helpful, including cognitive behavioural approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based thinking and emotionally-focused work. That variety lets her match methods to a person’s concerns, such as low self-esteem, panic, problems with intimacy, or parental stress.
Donna has worked as a volunteer counsellor with a mental health charity and spent three years supporting people through bereavement at a hospice. Those roles informed her experience with depression, PTSD, loss and complex grief from life changes as well as bereavement.
She has completed a certificate in online and telephone counselling and continues further training in psychotherapeutic and integrative counselling. She has attended multiple CPD courses covering trauma, abuse, anxiety, bereavement, self-acceptance and confidence.
People who choose to work with Donna can expect calm, practical conversations that look at what is happening now and what might change. If someone wants to begin, the first step is to use the service matching process and arrange an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Donna uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behaviour changes, which can suit problems like anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and to clarify values that guide behaviour. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people try new ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna discusses goals and preferences with each person and suggests methods that match those aims. She treats this as a collaborative process and adapts techniques as progress is observed.
The therapist holds a certificate in online and telephone counselling, but exact session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week and remove travel time. Telephone options can be a shorter check-in when video would be difficult, while video can help with emotional expression and reading non-verbal cues. Ask about the session length and format during the matching step so arrangements suit everyday life and practical needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and a wide range of life changes and emotional difficulties.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
She draws on cognitive behavioural approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. CBT is used alongside other methods when it fits the persons goals.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years experience, has volunteered as a counsellor for a mental health charity, and provided bereavement support at a hospice for three years.
What credentials and location are listed?
Donna is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Her biography notes a certificate in online and telephone counselling. Confirm the current session options before booking to be sure of available formats.
How are fees and payment 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.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.