Donna Rowley, BACP

Donna Rowley is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. Donna aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can speak openly about what is hard right now.

Her way of working is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals and small steps they can try between sessions. Conversations focus on thoughts and everyday habits that shape mood and choices, and on finding manageable ways to change them.

Donna draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people make sense of difficult experiences. She pays attention to how past losses, attachment concerns, or care responsibilities influence daily life. She also supports people facing body image worries, chronic illness, relationship endings, addiction, and issues around adoption and foster care.

The pace and focus of therapy are tailored to each person. Sessions look at patterns such as control issues, dissociation, emptiness, and communication problems, and then test practical alternatives. Donna explains ideas in plain language and keeps the work grounded in everyday routines.

Taking the first step begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. The process is described simply so people can make an informed choice about whether to start.

Evidence-based approaches and how they work online

Donna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts and everyday habits to help people change patterns that cause distress. One common approach looks at unhelpful thinking and teaches practical ways to test and change those thoughts, helping reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach concentrates on changing daily routines and small behaviours to improve mood and manage cravings or compulsive habits related to addiction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and choose methods together with each person based on their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make regular weekly work more practical for someone juggling care responsibilities or chronic illness. Registered or accredited professionals can help figure out whether online sessions suit your situation and which approach will be most useful.