Whether you are seeking a short-term solution-based approach to overcome specific challenges or a longer-term support strategy to achieve sustainable change, I am here to help. My practice is integrative CBT, incorporating Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Mindfulness-Based CBT and Compassion-Focused Therapy with Person-centred as the foundation. You are the expert in your own life, and I deliver a flexible and tailored approach to suit individual needs. I also deliver couples therapy, providing a supportive space to explore emotions and improve communication.
The therapeutic relationship is a catalyst for personal growth, where warmth, genuineness, patience, and acceptance are prized above all. It is my privilege to work alongside my clients in setting achievable goals, building a toolkit of coping techniques & strategies for you to use in the future, and empowering people to live the richer, fuller lives they deserve.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help clients manage whatever is overwhelming them by changing how they think and behave. I strongly believe that if you change your thinking, you will change your life. Working alongside each client, exploring thoughts, feelings and behaviours in a confidential, non-judgmental, and supportive way.
I work with clients presenting with a wide variety of mental health concerns such as grief & loss, phone/social media addiction, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, body dysmorphia, and unhealthy relationships with food. I have extensive experience in supporting clients through life changes, for example, perimenopause & menopause, divorce, and separation.
If you are struggling, it can be a relief to talk to someone who is trained to listen and understand, where you are heard and accepted. Perhaps you are critical of yourself. I can help guide you to personal growth through compassion-focused therapy (CFT), an evidence-based therapy developed for people with difficult and sometimes traumatic backgrounds who often struggle with high levels of shame and self-criticism. A safe, warm and trusting therapeutic relationship creates the conditions for positive change and improved emotion regulation. Self-compassion enables you to quiet your inner critic, to be as kind to yourself as you would be to others.
I am an online & telephone-certified counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I follow a set of ethical principles and guidelines that underpin my practice. I maintain and enhance the quality of my work through regular supervision and continued professional development.
PLEASE NOTE: I work with BetterHelp on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I do my utmost to reply to messages as quickly as possible. When there is a delay, it is because I am attending to other clients or I have signed off for the day (7 pm in the UK). Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, 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, 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, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Systemic Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #390923
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Donna Murison. 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.
Donna helped me through one of the darkest times in my life. Will forever be grateful that she was patient and attentive to me during those difficult moments.
Written on Dec 10, 2025 after therapy with Donna for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and eating disorders
I really felt heard and understood working with Donna, and she gave plently of practical advice and tools on how to address some of the issues I had. I saw plently of positive change working with her, and I'm sad to have to go!!
Written on May 07, 2025 after therapy with Donna for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Donna is very kind and patient. She asked how I feel and provide concrete solutions to my problems.
Written on Apr 16, 2025 after therapy with Donna for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
Donna is amazing. She helped me to identify unhealthy thought patterns, understand why they are there and how to transform them. Sometimes the learnings are so simple but so groundbreaking. Thank you so much.
Written on Jan 17, 2025 after therapy with Donna for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Donna has been very understanding and intuitive. She provided several practical ways to cope with my situation and has a very calming presence
Written on Jan 01, 2025 after therapy with Donna for 2 months on issues concerning depression, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Donna is a thoughtful and compassionate therapist who has clear passion for her work. I would recommend her to anyone needing mental health assistance
Written on Dec 14, 2024 after therapy with Donna for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem