Donna Hay, BACP

Donna Hay is a United Kingdom based therapist with three years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and a range of addiction-related concerns. She has particular experience working with sexual health and intimacy matters, including porn and sex addiction, sexual dysfunction, and issues that arise within BDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultures. Donna also works with LGBTQ+ related concerns and offers sensitive, nonjudgmental care for clients navigating relationship and intimacy challenges.

Donna tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s unique needs, combining respect and compassion with practical strategies to address day-to-day difficulties and longer-term goals. She is credentialed with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which indicates professional membership in a recognized UK counselling body. Donna encourages people who are taking the first steps toward therapy and acknowledges the courage that decision can take, aiming to create a collaborative space where clients can explore change at a pace that suits them.

She accepts international clients and offers a flexible approach to therapy delivery to meet different lifestyles and circumstances.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Donna draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address a wide range of concerns. Cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour, and on building practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage depressive symptoms, and change addictive habits. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, client-centered approach that supports people who are ambivalent about change - it is often used when working with process or sex addictions to build internal motivation and clearer goals. Grief-focused work helps clients process loss at their own pace, combining emotional support with strategies to manage overwhelming sadness and to rebuild routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Donna works collaboratively with each person to determine which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts plans as therapy progresses to ensure the best possible fit.

Online therapy with Donna is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and time zones. These remote options make it easier to access regular support, maintain continuity of care, and integrate therapy into busy or geographically dispersed lives.