I am credentialed in the UK with 3 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with many areas including, Neuro Diversity, lgbtqia+ related issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, & depression. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey. I am trained as an Integrative and Transactional Analysis (TA) Psychotherapeutic Counsellor which mean i have studied many models of therapy and also deeply in TA. I have many tools to effectively work with my clients.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, 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 problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, 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, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, 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, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #NCS23-03601
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Bear Donna. 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.
Bear is everything I was looking for in a therapist. Kind and non-judgemental, extremely supportive but challenges me when I need it. I have made enormous progress with his help and I am so grateful.
Written on Nov 18, 2024 after therapy with Bear for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
very kind and responsive therapist
Written on Aug 22, 2024 after therapy with Bear for 4 weeks on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and anger management
11 out of 10, would recommend
Written on Aug 15, 2024 after therapy with Bear for 4 months on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, and parenting issues
Bear wasn't the first therapist that I was matched with, but I am sooo so happy I found them! Honestly I have never felt so comfortable and have even started opening up. 10 outta 10, would deffo recommend
Written on Jun 11, 2024 after therapy with Bear for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Bear has been a fantastic support in my growth journey, and I can't thank him enough.
Looking forward to the next steps with him!
Written on May 28, 2024 after therapy with Bear for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
A professional and personable therapist, Bear offered a very easygoing, friendly way to approach therapy, which was especially helpful to me as this is my first time attending therapy.
Written on Apr 01, 2024 after therapy with Bear for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and compassion fatigue