Donna Hendricks
Compassionate person-centred therapy with practical tools
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About Donna
Donna Hendricks offers a person-centred style of therapy that puts the client's experience first. She combines this with cognitive behavioural ideas to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and trauma. Donna makes space for honest conversation and practical steps in each session.
Donna has 12 years of experience working in voluntary, personal and NHS settings across the United Kingdom. She holds a degree in Counselling and a Masters in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, and is registered with BACP and NCPS.
Background and approach
These qualifications inform a straightforward approach to common difficulties such as panic, obsessive thoughts and social anxiety. In sessions she listens without judgement and treats the client as the expert on their life. Practical tools may be introduced when useful, such as ways to spot unhelpful thought patterns and small behavioural experiments to change them.
She also attends to past hurt and loss, helping people notice how earlier experiences shape present reactions. Donna works with a wide range of concerns including grief, relationship and family difficulties, eating and body image issues, anger, career stresses, and long-term mood conditions such as bipolar and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress and communication problems.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She aims to help people gain clearer ideas about their problems and find workable steps forward. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 12
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Registration number
- 31894, NCS23-01458
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Donna's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Donna works with
Everything Donna lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Donna works online
Client-Centred Therapy centres the person’s experience and empathy. The counsellor listens, reflects and helps people feel understood so they can explore difficult feelings at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical steps to test and change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for panic, OCD and depression.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will talk with each client about their goals and preferences and together they will choose or combine methods that feel most useful. The process is collaborative and paced to what the client needs.
Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. In general online work can make it easier to fit therapy around busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote sessions so people can continue progress alongside everyday life.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is largely person-centred, with practical cognitive behavioural techniques added when helpful to address thoughts and behaviours.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Donna has 12 years of experience working across voluntary, personal and NHS settings in the United Kingdom.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and NCPS, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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