Donna Watts, BACP

Donna Watts helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety. She supports those struggling with addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Donna presents a calm and straightforward manner that aims to make talking about hard things easier. She has 14 years of experience and holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Donna uses a mix of practical and reflective approaches. She draws on client-centred work to listen without judgement and to prioritise what matters to each person. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when people want hands-on tools to manage thoughts and reactions. Attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas help uncover long-standing patterns from earlier relationships that still affect daily life.

Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that can be tried between meetings. Donna also uses solution-focused ideas to highlight strengths and build on what already works. This makes sessions feel relevant and forward-looking rather than only reviewing problems.

She also supports people dealing with specific concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress, communication problems, codependency and commitment worries. Donna adapts sessions to fit each person’s situation and pace.

People who value a respectful, steady approach find her practical. She aims to help clients notice change early and to develop clearer ways of coping. The emphasis is on making therapy useful day to day.

How Donna's approaches work online

Donna draws on client-centred work which puts the person's concerns and choices at the centre of each session. This approach means the counsellor listens carefully and helps the client decide what to focus on and when to move forward.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT to offer practical techniques for managing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety and patterns that repeat in relationships because it gives clear exercises to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Donna will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays relevant and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls suit people who prefer no camera or have limited bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for regular check-ins, brief updates or when someone wants a written record of what was discussed. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caring duties and day-to-day life.