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Bridget Donkin, BACP

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Grief Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

Hi! Thank you for for taking the time to read through my profile. I am a registered person centred counsellor of 12 years. Having worked successfully with children, youth, young adults, couples, adults and the elderly, my approach includes: Person-centred therapy, Gestalt therapy, creative therapy, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioural therapy.

I am experienced in working with anxiety, depression, separation and divorce, bereavement, spirituality, self confidence and esteem issues, abortion, bullying, work related stress, anger, jealousy, infidelity, intrusive irrational thoughts, identity, eating disorders, panic disorder, rejection, resentment, abandonment, despair. These are just a few of the many issues I work with.

Professional experience

10yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Grief Depression

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Expats, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually Impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

Credentials information

BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #301489

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Bridget Donkin. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Bridget gives me a safe and excepting place to discuss my past trauma. She is kind, honest and helps me to see where my thoughts are maladaptive and I’m not being as good to my self as I should.

Written on Apr 16, 2024 after therapy with Bridget for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes

I thank Bridget for her time and her expertise, I enjoy speaking with her.

Written on Apr 07, 2024 after therapy with Bridget for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and coping with life changes

Bridget help me sort out my messy thoughts. And thought provoking questions to incentivize my thoughts

Written on Mar 13, 2024 after therapy with Bridget for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem

An exceptional and skilful therapist. Has a great sense of compassion, understanding and a willingness to walk with you. I would definitely recommend Bridget.

Written on Feb 17, 2024 after therapy with Bridget for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coaching, and adhd

She is a wonderful person inside and out! She's helped me through a tough phase in my life and helped me get my confidence back. I'm always so grateful for her knowledge and wisdom and will always look to her for advice. Thank you so much Bridget!

Written on Jan 19, 2024 after therapy with Bridget for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and career difficulties

What a beautiful soul Bridget is. She's an excellent listener. She's good at reading between the lines. I feel "heard" when I speak to her. I've only had three sessions with her so far, but in that time I have felt lots of relief during my days from the wisdom and techniques she has shared with me to help me with negative thoughts, and healthy anxiety feelings. Bridget is warm, compassionate, kind, gentle, yet assertive in her approach. I'm so thankful for her and grateful that I found her.

Written on Dec 14, 2023 after therapy with Bridget for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety