Donna Tibby, BACP

Donna draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas and client-centred counselling to shape online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting controlled by them, and it can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-based ideas focus on patterns from early relationships and how they affect current trust and closeness, which can help when relationship or intimacy issues recur. Client-centred counselling places the person at the centre of the session, offering empathic listening and support while people explore what matters to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will discuss what you hope to change, try different techniques and agree a plan together. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on thought work, values and action, or relational patterns in your life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and messaging or live chat suit shorter, more frequent contact or people who write more easily than they speak. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring commitments and mobility needs while keeping the same therapeutic focus.