Donna Mcallister, BACP
3 years in practice
Donna Mcallister is a counsellor who works from a Jungian-informed perspective alongside other practical approaches.
License and registration
- BACP
- 404751 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Donna
Donna Mcallister is a counsellor who works from a Jungian-informed perspective alongside other practical approaches. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Therapeutic Counselling with honours and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her practice focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes find clearer footing.
Donna uses straightforward conversations to help people unpack difficult feelings. She listens without judgement and helps clients notice patterns in thoughts and behaviour.
Background and approach
That can make it easier to try small, manageable changes between sessions. Her work covers a wide range of concerns. Clients come for help with depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, low self-esteem, addiction and problems linked to work or parenting.
She also supports people facing chronic illness, neurodivergent traits, attachment worries, and identity or sexuality questions. Sessions draw on Jungian ideas about meaning and personal symbols, plus practical tools from cognitive and behavioural approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are used where noticing values and committed action help people move forward.
Attachment-based and client-centred ways of working shape how she builds trust in the room. Donna has three years of professional experience practising in the United Kingdom. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
People wishing to begin are invited to follow the platform process to match and schedule a first appointment.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Donna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donna names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Donna combines Jungian-informed exploration with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas. Jungian work looks at personal symbols and meaning to help people understand underlying patterns and life themes. It can be useful for people who want to make sense of recurring feelings and dreams. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match those values, which helps with anxiety, stress and motivation. Attachment-based work pays attention to how earlier relationships shape current reactions and helps people build different ways of relating.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Donna will work collaboratively to identify what fits best with each person’s goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasise meaning-making, values-based action or relationship patterns and adapt as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping a consistent therapeutic relationship.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Donna help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem and life changes. Additional areas include parenting strain, addictions, ADHD and long-term health challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach combines Jungian thinking about meaning with practical methods like CBT and ACT. Sessions focus on clear conversation, noticing patterns and trying small changes between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Donna holds a Bachelor of Arts in Therapeutic Counselling with honours and has three years of professional experience. She draws on several therapy methods to match each person’s needs.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients through the platform.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be carried out by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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