Donna Tibby

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship and intimacy
• Grief and loss

About Donna

Donna Tibby helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and other life difficulties using an integrative counselling style. She offers both short-term, solution-focused work and longer-term therapy for adults aged 18 and above. Donna is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years' experience in practice.

Donna works in a person-centred way, drawing on multiple approaches to suit the individual. Sessions are aimed at increasing understanding of what keeps unhelpful patterns going and at developing practical steps to change them. People come to her with unsettled moods, racing thoughts, problems with sleep or eating, difficulty with intimacy, or stress at work and home.

Her approach includes acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice thoughts without being driven by them. Cognitive work can support clear, practical changes to coping and routines. Attachment-informed thinking is used to look at how early relationships affect current patterns in close connections.

Donna also addresses specific concerns such as parenting strains, compassion fatigue, caregiving stress, bereavement, body image, ADHD-related difficulties, and coping with chronic illness. She mentions work with abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences and blended family issues as further focuses.

Sessions can be arranged by following the site process to match with a counsellor and book a first appointment. Donna follows the BACP ethical framework and holds an Enhanced DBS check.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them and supports commitment to actions that match personal values; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with ongoing difficulties. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns such as disrupted sleep or persistent worry. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns influence current ways of relating and can help with intimacy, communication and repetitive relationship problems.

Deciding on an approach is usually collaborative. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and they may use different methods as work progresses to match changing needs.

The biography mentions face-to-face, nationwide online counselling and phone in general terms, but session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online or phone sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare or travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove the need to travel to an appointment. Registered or accredited professionals often use online options to keep continuity of care when life is busy, and Donna will discuss practical arrangements and what to expect at your first meeting.

Topics Donna lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Traumatic brain injury
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Donna

What concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and many related concerns including eating and sleeping problems.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Donna practises an integrative, person-centred approach drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-based ideas and Emotionally-Focused and client-centred methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years' experience working as a counsellor.

Is she accredited or registered?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I book sessions in other languages or from abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography refers to face-to-face, nationwide online counselling and phone, but readers should confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.