Donna Lemaitre, BACP
Donna Lemaitre is a counsellor with eight years of practice and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Donna
Donna Lemaitre is a counsellor with eight years of practice and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She works online and by phone, and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression and difficult life changes. Donna aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where conversations can unfold at each person’s pace.
Her style is rooted in person-centred practice, which treats the client as the expert in their own life.
Background and approach
Donna listens closely and helps people make sense of their feelings. She encourages self-awareness and supports clients to build confidence and practical coping skills. Donna also draws on a mix of therapeutic approaches to meet each person’s needs.
These include cognitive behavioural ideas that look at thoughts and patterns, attachment-focused work that examines relationship themes, and acceptance and commitment ideas that help with values and committed action. She adapts techniques to suit what someone brings to sessions. Her background includes voluntary counselling roles with a mental health charity and three years as a bereavement support volunteer at a hospice.
Those roles involved supporting people through grief, trauma, anxiety and low self-esteem. Donna has completed continuing professional development in areas such as trauma, abuse, bereavement and self-acceptance. Having been a therapy client herself, Donna understands the mix of challenge and hope that comes with counselling.
She invites people to talk about what brought them and to consider if working together feels like a fit.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 297249 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Donna works with
Everything Donna lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. This work often helps people understand repeated difficulties in relationships and build new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will discuss options with each client and decide together which methods to try based on needs, goals and personal preference. She adapts the pace and tools used so the process feels collaborative and manageable.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face when convenient, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These formats help people fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel and make ongoing support more accessible.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Donna help with?
Donna supports people with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions and career difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her practice is mainly person-centred, offering a warm non-judgemental listening space. She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioural, attachment-based and acceptance and commitment approaches to suit individual needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has eight years of counselling experience and has volunteered with a mental health charity and a hospice bereavement service, working with grief, trauma, anxiety and low self-esteem.
What credentials and location are listed?
Donna is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she can work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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