Donna Hendricks
Person-centred therapy with practical tools
About Donna
Donna Hendricks uses a person-centred stance combined with practical, evidence-based methods. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, among other approaches, to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. Donna works in straightforward language and aims to create a calm space where someone feels heard and respected.
Donna has 12 years of experience supporting adults across voluntary, personal and NHS settings. She holds a degree in Counselling and a Masters in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy.
Background and approach
Her BACP and NCPS credentials are recorded as shown. Sessions begin by listening closely to what has happened to a person rather than assuming something is wrong with them. Donna asks questions with gentle curiosity and helps people notice patterns that keep difficulties going.
She then uses practical strategies to reduce distress and build day-to-day coping skills. Common issues she helps people with include grief and loss, low self-esteem, relationship worries, eating concerns, anger and career stress. She also works with trauma and abuse, bipolar and ADHD-related struggles.
Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress and communication problems. Donna offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
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Sessions & fees
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Donna commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online work. ACT focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. CBT looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses simple, structured exercises to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and panic.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which method suits a person’s goals and preferences. Sessions can combine elements from different approaches so the plan fits what the person needs at the time.
Online therapy here is offered by registered or accredited professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more visual contact is useful. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer written conversation or need more flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
