Counsellor profile
Bear Donna, NCPS
Counsellor - trauma and LGBTQ issues
See online counselling options- integrative approach
- transactional analysis
- three years experience
About Bear
Bear Donna is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. He works with people facing a wide range of issues including neurodiversity, LGBTQ concerns, trauma and abuse, eating problems and depression.
He uses an integrative approach and draws on transactional analysis. This means he combines a few ways of working and pays attention to the patterns in how people think and relate. Sessions focus on practical conversation about what is happening now and how past relationships shape current reactions.
Bear aims to make sessions straightforward and easy to understand. He listens for repeated patterns, unhelpful self-talk and relationship dynamics. He helps people try different responses and notice what changes in day-to-day life.
People may bring problems such as anxiety, stress, sleeping difficulties, anger or struggles with intimacy. He also works with matters like parenting strain, career questions, and coping with grief or life changes. Each meeting is used to set clear steps or small experiments to try between sessions.
For people in the UK who want to start, Bear asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first session. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.
Therapeutic approaches and how online counselling works
Bear uses an integrative approach and transactional analysis in his work. An integrative approach means he draws on multiple methods and picks techniques that fit a persons needs. This can include practical exercises, look at current problems, and focus on what to try between sessions.Transactional analysis looks at patterns of communication and how roles from past relationships affect current reactions. It helps people spot repeated ways of thinking and relating, and then try different responses to change outcomes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they agree which techniques to try and check how those ideas are working as therapy proceeds.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow sessions without being on camera if that makes communication easier for you.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps people with issues such as trauma and abuse, eating concerns, depression, anxiety, addictions and relationship difficulties.
How would you describe his style of working?
He works in an integrative way and uses transactional analysis to look at patterns in thinking and relating. Sessions focus on clear conversation and practical steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has three years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns.
Which professional body is he registered with and where is he based?
He is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions run via a subscription that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.