Bridget Donkin, BACP
Bridget Donkin offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief and trauma.
About Bridget
Bridget Donkin offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief and trauma. She helps individuals who are trying to manage mood problems, relationship strain, addictions or life changes. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what matters most to the person seeking help.
Bridget uses a person-centred way of working that puts the client's experience first. She listens without judgement and helps people find their own answers. She also draws on emotionally-focused methods to look at how feelings shape relationships and day-to-day choices.
Background and approach
Her background includes ten years of clinical work and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That experience has covered a wide range of concerns, including depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and difficulties with sleep, eating and self-esteem. Bridget commonly supports people dealing with parenting stress, caregiver strain, career uncertainty and compassion fatigue.
She also helps with ADHD-related coping, body image, attachment issues and complex grief. Her practice aims to balance practical steps with reflective work on meaning and values. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Bridget blends client-centred listening with mindfulness exercises and narrative techniques to help people reconnect with hope and agency. She explains options clearly and works with each person to agree on next steps.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 301489 | June 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Bridget lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Bridget names
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that suit online therapy and trauma work
Bridget commonly uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people make sense of distressing events and reduce their ongoing impact. This approach focuses on gradual processing and practical strategies to manage upsetting memories and reactions.She also draws on Client-Centred Therapy, which centres on empathic listening and supporting people to discover their own answers. This approach can help people feel heard and clearer about what they want to change.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used when relationship patterns and strong feelings are a focus. EFT helps people notice and name emotions, and then try new ways of connecting or responding that change repeating cycles.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Bridget will talk through goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress as therapy continues.
Online work is offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video suits deeper conversation and visual connection, phone works well for lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in, while chat or messaging can be useful for reflection between sessions or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and different time zones.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Bridget help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, addictions and many life adjustments.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, with an emphasis on listening and helping people find their own solutions.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has ten years of clinical experience working across a wide range of issues including mood, trauma, grieving and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
In what formats can I meet with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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