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Donna Lemaitre, BACP

Donna Lemaitre is a BACP counsellor with eight years' experience working in independent practice.

About Donna

Donna Lemaitre is a BACP counsellor with eight years' experience working in independent practice. She offers online and remote sessions and has completed a certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling. Donna draws on a range of therapeutic models and keeps learning through continuing professional development.

Donna creates a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk at their own pace. She works in a person-centred way, believing the client knows their life best.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to build understanding and confidence rather than rush solutions. Her practice pays particular attention to trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression and grief. Donna also supports people facing relationship difficulties, parenting strain, career stress and problems with self-esteem.

She helps people make sense of life changes and the losses that come with them. Donna uses practical techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ways of working. She adapts each session to what the person says they need and prefers.

The focus is on small, manageable steps people can try between meetings. Earlier roles included volunteer counselling for a mental health charity and three years providing bereavement support at a hospice. Those experiences shaped her understanding of grief and its many forms beyond death.

Donna also reflects on her own experience as a client when thinking about what helps in therapy. If someone is unsure whether therapy might help, Donna invites an initial conversation about what is bringing them here and whether working together feels right.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	297249	October 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

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Ways of working Donna names

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Practical approaches for online therapy and trauma

Trauma-Focused Therapy gently helps people make sense of traumatic memories and reactions. It focuses on safe ways to talk about what happened, reduce distressing symptoms and build coping skills for day-to-day life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, low mood and for moving forward after a loss or big change.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close connections. It can be helpful when people struggle with intimacy, trust, abandonment fears or repeating difficult relationship patterns.

Finding the best approach is a joint process. Donna will discuss options and try methods that fit the client's goals and preferences. Sessions are adapted over time so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual contact for therapeutic work, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer writing. These formats increase flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Donna help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem issues, plus relationship and intimacy-related problems and addictions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The approach is primarily person-centred with practical input from CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client's needs.

What is Donna's background and experience?

Donna has eight years' experience, has volunteered in mental health services and provided bereavement support at a hospice for three years.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can international clients attend?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Donna offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and practical needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Donna?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.