Donna Tibby, BACP

Donna Tibby is a BACP counsellor who offers short- and longer-term therapy for adults aged 18 and over. She presents a warm, compassionate approach and focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by life events, persistent low mood, anxiety, racing thoughts or struggles with identity and self-worth.

Donna works in a way that treats each person as an individual. She uses a blend of therapies to build a plan that fits the person's situation. Conversations are aimed at making sense of what is happening now and creating small, practical steps forward.

She challenges unhelpful labels people give themselves, such as 'I am an anxious person', and supports people to try different ways of thinking and behaving. Sessions look at beliefs, habits and relationships that keep problems going, and then test new approaches together.

Donna draws on approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused methods and client-centred listening. She mixes these into a simple, personalised framework rather than using one fixed method.

Her practice follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework and she holds a BACP credential. Sessions are offered within the United Kingdom and are available in English.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without fighting them and to commit to actions that reflect their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and finding more meaningful daily routines.

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns with others and with oneself. It can be useful when trust, closeness or repeating relationship problems are causing pain.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviours to reduce distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression and sleeplessness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then try methods that match those priorities. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which techniques to use and review progress as they go.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. The practice description notes online and phone counselling are available, but readers should check the exact formats offered when they schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins by phone when needed, and remove travel time so therapy is simpler to attend.