Donna Rowley, BACP

Donna Rowley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. Donna aims to offer calm, steady support for those having a hard time.

She focuses on practical conversations tailored to each person. Sessions look at what is happening now and what small steps could make life easier. Dialogue and shared planning guide the work rather than set rules.

Donna also helps with issues linked to relationships and identity, such as abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, and commitment worries. She can discuss eating and body image struggles, drug and alcohol problems, and the emotional effects of divorce or domestic violence.

Chronic health challenges, caregiving stress and dissociation are also within her scope of practice. She listens for how these issues affect day-to-day routines and coping, then works on practical ways to manage them.

People can expect a respectful, sensitive tone in sessions. The counsellor and client co-create goals and review progress as therapy continues. The aim is steady, realistic change rather than quick fixes.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Donna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach she often uses involves talking through current patterns and building new coping skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress. This helps people who feel overwhelmed by daily worries or intense emotions.

Another strand of her work addresses trauma-related and loss experiences by gently making sense of what happened and how it affects day-to-day life now. This aims to reduce distressing reactions and improve emotional resilience after difficult events.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss options, and adapt methods to suit your goals and preferences. Together you will review what is helping and adjust the plan as needed.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical options. Video lets you see facial cues and use visual tools, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving or mobility constraints.