Donna Tibby , BACP

Donna Tibby is a qualified integrative therapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults aged 18 and above, offering both solution-focused short-term work and longer-term therapy to support emotional wellbeing and personal growth. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Her practice is grounded in compassion and empathy, with a focus on understanding each person as an individual rather than a label. Donna supports people facing a wide range of challenges, from difficult life events and grief to low mood, anxiety, racing thoughts and struggles with self-esteem. She often helps clients move beyond fixed identities such as "I am an anxious person" toward greater flexibility and self-awareness.

Donna blends several theoretical approaches to build a personalised therapeutic framework that suits each client’s needs. Her work has included face-to-face sessions, nationwide online counselling and phone-based support. She follows the ethical framework of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and holds an Enhanced DBS check, a UK-level background check for people working with vulnerable groups.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Donna draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to support clients in an online format. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being dominated by them, and supports action toward values-based goals - it is often used for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and early bonds, helping people understand how attachment affects current relationships and emotional responses - it can be helpful for intimacy, relationship and attachment-related issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Donna works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, adapting techniques as therapy progresses and as new priorities emerge.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging offers flexibility for people juggling work, family and other responsibilities. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals and therapists from home or elsewhere, reduce travel time and allow for a continuity of care that can fit into busy lives.