About Bear
Bear Donna is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. He holds NCPS and has three years of professional experience supporting people through a range of concerns. He aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for anyone feeling anxious or overwhelmed.
He creates an open, non-judgemental space where people can say what they are thinking and feeling. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer understanding rather than jargon. Bear encourages small, manageable changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Bearing in mind each person's situation is different, he draws on an integrative approach and a strong grounding in transactional analysis. That means he uses a mix of methods to match the issue at hand and the person's preferences. He will explain any method he plans to use and check it fits the individual's goals.
Common topics he supports include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating and body image concerns, ADHD, stress and relationship difficulties. He also works with grief, parenting strain, sleep problems and problems linked to identity and sexuality. Practical coping skills and clearer communication are often part of the work.
Sessions move at a pace set by the client. Bear aims to help people feel more able to cope between meetings as well as during them. He invites anyone who is ready to take a first step to try a short matching process and arrange a session.
How his approaches work online
Bear draws on transactional analysis and an integrative set of evidence-based techniques. Transactional analysis helps people understand patterns in how they think and relate to others, which can reduce anxiety and improve communication. Integrative work means he mixes tools from different approaches to match the issue and the person's style, for example combining talking-based exploration with practical coping exercises.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Bear will talk through options with the client, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. Together they set goals and review progress so the method evolves with the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial expressions and use exercises in real time, while phone sessions can work better when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit those who prefer typing or need more flexible timing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, home life and other commitments, while keeping the same therapeutic focus and support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- 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
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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