Counsellor profile
Donna Mcallister, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 404751
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- ACT
- CBT
- Attachment work
About Donna
Donna Mcallister is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety and depression, and helps people dealing with relationship strain, codependency patterns, addiction and life changes.
She keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. Donna gives people space to talk through what is happening to them and how it affects daily life. She focuses on practical steps as well as noticing patterns that keep people stuck, such as people-pleasing or losing boundaries around others' moods and needs.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Therapeutic Counselling (Hons). Donna has used a mix of cognitive and emotion-focused methods in her work, guiding people through skills for managing distress and making values-based choices. She explains ideas clearly and helps people try them out between meetings.
Donna often works with issues tied to attachment, self-esteem and intimacy. That can include grief, trauma, caregiving stress, ADHD-related challenges, and concerns about body image or work-life strain. She also supports people who are navigating sexual or relationship diversity including kink communities.
Sessions aim to balance immediate coping techniques with longer-term changes in how people relate to themselves and to others. For someone who keeps putting other people first, Donna helps name those patterns, practise new responses, and build steadier boundaries. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It often suits people who feel stuck doing what others expect rather than what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behaviour patterns that feed anxiety or low mood and practising new coping skills to change day-to-day reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will discuss different methods and make choices together based on a person’s goals and what feels most useful. That collaborative decision helps shape what is practised in each session and what is tried between meetings.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove the need to travel. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises for a video or phone conversation, and the therapist will help match session style to practical needs and preferences.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety and depression along with relationship and intimacy-related issues. Codependency, addiction and grief are also listed areas of focus.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and practical, combining cognitive and emotion-focused methods. She helps people try out coping skills and notice patterns that keep them stuck.
How much experience does she have?
Donna has three years of professional counselling experience. Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Therapeutic Counselling (Hons).
What credentials and location are on record?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom. The profile lists BACP as the credential.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen arrangement.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That is the pathway described to begin.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.