Donna Murison, MBACP (Accred), BACP
Donna Murison, MBACP (Accred) helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties and trauma.
About Donna
Donna Murison, MBACP (Accred) helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties and trauma. She works with many other concerns too, including low self-esteem, ADHD, addiction-related behaviours, sleep and eating issues, career strain and coping with big life changes. Donna writes plainly and encourages people to take manageable steps towards feeling steadier.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She adapts sessions to what each person needs, whether that means short-term, solution-focused work or a longer plan for sustained change.
Background and approach
Donna uses core person-centred values - warmth, patience and acceptance - to build trust and make talking easier. Donna draws on cognitive behavioural approaches to look at how thoughts and behaviours interact. She also uses compassion-focused ideas to soften harsh self-criticism and help people develop kinder internal voices.
Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and communication. With ten years' experience, Donna offers practical strategies and small, doable exercises between sessions. She aims to help people build emotion regulation skills and clearer routines they can use day to day.
Sessions focus on real-life problems and realistic coping tools. Donna is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, MBACP (Accred). She offers work by video, phone, live chat and messaging, and accepts international clients in English.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 390923 | March 2027 |
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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 Donna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / 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
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Donna names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Donna's approaches work online
Donna blends several simple, evidence-informed approaches to tailor work to each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, while building a life based on chosen values; it is useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change thinking and behaviour patterns that keep problems going, which can help with sleep, panic, avoidance and mood. Attachment-Based ideas look at how early relationships shape current patterns and can be useful when work centres on relationship dynamics and communication. Finding the right approach is part of the therapy. Donna works collaboratively to agree what feels most helpful, and she adjusts methods as the work unfolds. That means practical tools one week and reflective exploration the next, depending on goals and what the client prefers. Online formats give flexibility for people balancing work, family or health needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues; phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days; live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing feels more comfortable. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, can offer these formats so therapy can fit around everyday life rather than the other way round.Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Donna help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating difficulties, addiction-related behaviours, ADHD, depression and many life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and person-centred. She combines practical exercises with reflective work to help people change unhelpful patterns and build self-compassion.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Donna has ten years' experience working in counselling and psychotherapy settings and continues professional development alongside regular supervision.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, MBACP (Accred), and practises from the United Kingdom.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs structured?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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