About Donna
Donna Hay is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports people facing depression, grief and loss, and those dealing with intimacy-related concerns. Donna also works with people exploring sexuality and LGBT matters, and with those affected by process and sex addictions.
She aims for straightforward, respectful conversations. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. Donna adapts pace and tone to match each person's comfort level, and she works to make practical steps feel manageable.
Background and approach
Donna has three years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That background informs her approach while she keeps the focus on the individual’s needs rather than on labels. In early sessions she will listen to what is going on now and what goals matter to the client.
From there she and the client agree on a plan that may include short‑term strategies and longer conversations about feelings and behaviours. Progress is reviewed along the way. People often come with worries about relationships, sexual concerns, compulsive behaviours or ongoing low mood.
Donna works by talking these issues through, naming patterns, and trying practical changes together. She encourages gentle steps so people feel more in control of their day to day. Taking the first step can feel hard.
Donna aims to make the process simple and clear so people can focus on the changes they want to make.
Approaches for anxiety, grief and sexual concerns online
Donna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills - learning ways to manage intense feelings in the moment and reduce day-to-day stress. This helps when anxiety or cravings interrupt work, sleep or relationships.Another approach centres on talking through patterns in relationships and sexuality. This involves naming unhelpful habits, exploring how they formed, and practising different ways of relating and communicating. It can help with intimacy issues, sexual dysfunction and kink-related worries.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the client’s history, goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Plans are reviewed and adjusted as the work continues so the client and therapist can find what helps best.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and visual cues, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter conversations or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, travel or family life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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