Bridget Donkin, BACP
Practical, listening-led counselling for life changes
Details
| Name | Bridget Donkin |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Bridget
Bridget Donkin is a counsellor who aims to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship strains. She works with adults on issues such as grief, depression, addiction and intimacy concerns. Bridget also supports clients facing career changes, ADHD challenges and the emotional impact of illness or caregiving.
Bridget draws on ten years of practice and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She uses Narrative Therapy to help people make sense of the stories they tell about themselves.
Background and approach
She also uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where clients set the pace and focus. Emotionally-Focused Therapy informs her work with relationships and attachment concerns. Bridget brings mindfulness and existential ideas into sessions when they fit the client’s goals.
These approaches are practical and conversational, not technical; sessions look like careful listening, gentle questions and shared reflection. People come to Bridget for a wide range of concerns - parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem and coping with life changes are common themes.
She also pays attention to complex situations such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and long-term health conditions. Sessions are offered in English and Bridget accepts international clients. She adapts the way she works to suit each person, and she invites clients to shape their goals and the pace of progress.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Bridget works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- 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
- 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
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- 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
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Bridget directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Bridget directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Bridget adapts Narrative and Emotion-focused ideas online
Bridget commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. This approach helps with identity questions, shame, and patterns that feel stuck by separating the person from the problem and finding alternative narratives.She also draws on Client-Centred Therapy to keep sessions grounded in the client's priorities. That means listening closely, reflecting back what matters and allowing the client to set the pace. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when attachment and relationship patterns are central, helping people notice feelings and respond to them differently.
Bridget treats finding the right approach as a shared task. She will discuss options, try different ways of working and adjust methods based on what the client finds most helpful. Goals, preferences and life circumstances guide those choices rather than a fixed formula.
Online work is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video is useful for fuller conversations and non-verbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around work, caring duties and travel while keeping therapy practical and consistent.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Bridget commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship issues. Other areas include addictions, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and collaborative. She uses Narrative and Client-Centred approaches and brings in emotionally-focused and mindfulness ideas when helpful.
What background and experience does she have?
She has ten years of counselling experience working across a wide range of issues and client needs.
What credentials and location apply to this counsellor?
Bridget is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available online?
Clients can meet her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
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