Donna Murison, MBACP (Accred), BACP
Donna Murison, MBACP (Accred) offers support for common and complex concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, and self-esteem.
About Donna
Donna Murison, MBACP (Accred) offers support for common and complex concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, and self-esteem. She explains things simply and aims to make first steps calm and manageable for people who feel overwhelmed. Her practice blends talking therapies around a person-centred core.
Donna uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas and compassion-focused work to reduce self-criticism and build steadier emotional responses.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Donna helps people set clear, achievable goals and builds a toolkit of coping strategies. Short-term problem solving and longer-term work are both options depending on what someone needs.
Donna has around ten years of experience and is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - MBACP (Accred). She keeps her skills up through supervision and continued professional development. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging.
International clients are accepted and sessions are held in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability. Donna aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings, understand patterns, and work towards clearer, more manageable ways of living.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 390923 | March 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Donna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- 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
Ways of working Donna names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How her approaches fit with online therapy
Donna uses a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy and compassion-focused ideas in her work. CBT is a problem-focused talking approach that looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep difficulties going and teaches practical strategies to change them. Compassion-focused work helps reduce harsh self-criticism and builds a kinder way of relating to difficult feelings, which can be useful for anxiety, low self-worth and ongoing stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Donna will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day challenges and adapt methods to suit the individual. Together they decide whether short-term problem solving or longer-term work is most helpful and review progress as therapy continues.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and work in real time, phone sessions are lower on bandwidth and may suit brief check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can be helpful for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel commitments while keeping continuity of care with a registered or accredited professional.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Donna help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, low self-esteem and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical, centred on the person. Sessions focus on clear goals, coping strategies and steady emotional change.
How long has she been practising?
Donna has around ten years of experience working with a wide range of mental health and life-change issues.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - MBACP (Accred) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes. International clients are accepted and sessions are provided in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Donna?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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