Donna Mcallister
Person-focused counselling with practical tools
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About Donna
Donna Mcallister offers a straightforward, person-focused counselling style rooted in several evidence-informed approaches. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Therapeutic Counselling (HONS) and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with three years of professional experience. Donna aims to make the first step easier for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
She works with common problems such as stress, anxiety and depression, and with issues that often follow those, including burnout and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Relationship difficulties, self-esteem struggles and grief are included in her practice. She also supports people facing a wide range of concerns from addiction and intimacy-related issues to parenting and career pressures. Donna draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside attachment-focused and client-centred ways of working.
In sessions she helps people notice what matters to them, try new coping skills and clarify goals for change. The emphasis is on practical steps and on understanding patterns that keep problems going. Her approach is respectful and non-judgemental.
She aims to build trust and help people talk through difficult feelings. Sessions are collaborative - Donna works with each person to set aims and decide what to try next. Donna works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 404751
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- 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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and agree a plan together based on the person's goals and what feels most helpful. That means trying approaches, checking progress and adjusting as needed in collaboration with the client.
Because the biography does not list session formats, please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life - for example a session can be arranged to suit a work break, reduce travel time or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use a range of methods to carry out therapy remotely, and this can be a convenient way to access regular support while working on change.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression and related issues such as burnout, grief and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is collaborative and practical, using talking, skill-building and goal-setting to help people move forward.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has three years of professional work experience in counselling practice.
What credentials and location apply?
Donna holds a Bachelor of Arts in Therapeutic Counselling (HONS) and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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