Donna Matthews — Counselling, Hypnotherapy & Supervision

Addiction Informed Counselling & Hypnotherapy for Alcohol, Trauma, ADHD & Compulsive Coping

I’m Donna Matthews an addiction informed counsellor, hypnotherapist, and clinical supervisor. I help people change deeply rooted coping patterns without shame, force, or willpower based approaches

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Meet Donna Louise Matthews, MBACP, ISPC

Founder, One Stop Change Solutions

I’ve been a qualified therapist for over 25 years, and throughout that time, I’ve always aimed to bring warmth, honesty, and professionalism to every session. People often tell me that my approachable, down-to-earth style helps them feel comfortable right from the start.

Over the years, I’ve managed two practices — 1-1 Counselling and now One Stop Change Solutions. My work has taken me across a wide range of settings, including rehab centres, women’s refuges, and family support services, giving me extensive experience with many emotional and psychological challenges.

Today, I offer a broader range of services, including coaching, hypnotherapy, mentoring, clinical supervision, EMDR , NLP and OVD Services, allowing me to support clients through a variety of approaches tailored to their needs.

I’m also happy to offer remote sessions via Zoom, WhatsApp, and phone because I believe support should be accessible no matter your schedule or location.

Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)

Positive Psychology

Motivational Interviewing

Who I Work With

You may be in the right place if you are functioning on the outside but exhausted by coping; use alcohol or other behaviours to manage stress or overwhelm; understand your patterns but can’t shift them through insight alone; or are neurodivergent, particularly ADHD

Counselling Services Overview

I provide short-term and long-term counselling, coaching, hypnotherapy, mentoring, clinical supervision, EMDR NLP and OVD Services, depending on what feels right for you. Every person’s journey is unique, so I take the time to understand your needs and tailor the support to match where you are now and where you’d like to be.

Specialties include:

— Addiction recovery (alcohol, drug use, behavioural)
— Trauma, PTSD, and complex trauma
— Mental health challenges including depression and anxiety
— Couples counselling and relationship issues
— Family conflict, communication difficulties, and codependency
— Support for personal growth, mindset change, and behavioural transformation (including EMDR, NLP, and coaching approaches)
— OVD Services

Other areas of expertise:

— Emotional distress and regulation difficulties
— Support for survivors of sexual abuse and those dealing with sexual addiction
— Chronic pain, tension, and stress-related challenges
— Divorce, separation, and major life transitions
— Building coping skills, resilience, and motivation
— Spiritual or existential concerns
— Women’s emotional wellbeing and life-stage issues
— Dual diagnosis support and help navigating thoughts of self-harm (in appropriate, safe therapeutic settings)

Whether you’re navigating a personal crisis or seeking long-term
emotional clarity, Donna’s integrative approach ensures that therapy
is always aligned with your specific needs.

How I Can Help

I help people change deeply rooted coping patterns without shame,
force, or willpower-based approaches

Addiction Informed Counselling & Hypnotherapy

Support for alcohol use, trauma, ADHD and compulsive coping

Addiction Recovery

Support for alcohol use, trauma, ADHD and compulsive coping

Clinical Supervision

For counsellors and therapists working with addiction and trauma.

Integrated Approach

I integrate counselling and hypnotherapy so you don’t have to keep starting again or retelling your story. Counselling identifies patterns and meaning; hypnotherapy works at a deeper, non verbal level where habits are formed.

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Supervision & Coaching Services

In addition to therapy and counselling, I also offer a range of professional services for practitioners, including mentoring and clinical supervision, as well as personal development coaching. These sessions may also integrate approaches such as EMDR and NLP where appropriate. Everything is designed to be flexible, compassionate, and tailored to your goals.

What I offer:

– Clinical Supervision (SUP D qualified)
– EMDR Therapy (Diploma-qualified)
– Hypnosis Therapy (Diploma-qualified)
– Life & Wellbeing Coaching
– Recovery Coaching (Addiction & Mental Health)

Whether you’re a fellow practitioner looking for supervision or someone seeking personal growth, I’m here to support you with care and experience.

Sessions Formats & Fees

I work with individuals, couples, and families. Sessions are available through:

✔️ Zoom video
✔️ Phone o,r WhatsApp audio
✔️ In-person meetings

My fees are:

Individual Sessions: £60 Couple Sessions: £75 Concession Rates: Available on request

Payment

Payments are made weekly via bank transfer, 24 hours before your session. I accept insurance, including out-of-network plans.

Why Choose me

Qualifications & Credentials

I am a qualified therapist with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from Bournemouth University. I am a member of the BACP and fully accredited by ISPC.

I am fully insured, DBS checked, and receive regular clinical supervision to ensure high standards in my practice.

Additional Training & Services:
– Qualified Clinical Supervisor (SUP D)
– Diploma in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
– Diploma in Hypnosis– Life & Wellbeing Coaching
– Recovery Coaching
– OVD Services

(Addiction & Mental Health)

– NLP Training
– Mentoring

I welcome clients from all backgrounds and provide a safe, inclusive, and supportive therapeutic environment.

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I’m here to support you on your journey to better. Whether you have questions, want to book a session, or just want to find out more about how counselling can help, please don’t hesitate to reach out

One Stop Counselling Services Bournemouth BH6

07958 498660

onestopcounsellingservices@gmail.com

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Addiction-Informed
Counselling & Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy works with subconscious and nervous-system patterns that drive addictive or compulsive behaviour. Rather than relying on willpower, it helps reduce the internal need for substances or behaviours used to cope.

Yes, when delivered in a trauma-informed and safety-first way. This approach avoids force, confrontation, or loss of control and is paced according to nervous-system capacity.

No. Progress does not require reliving or repeatedly retelling traumatic experiences. The focus is on present-day patterns and regulation, not re-exposure.

Because drinking is often a response to nervous-system stress rather than a lack of motivation. Willpower attempts to override the system instead of addressing why alcohol is needed.

It means understanding addiction and compulsive behaviours as coping strategies rather than moral failings, and working with the underlying reasons they exist.

Yes. Integrating counselling and hypnotherapy allows insight and understanding to be matched with deeper, non-verbal change, without starting again with different professionals.

Yes. Regulation-based approaches are often more effective and less shaming for people with ADHD than rigid or discipline-based models.

Many people seek support while functioning externally but feeling exhausted internally. Therapy can help before crisis develops.

This includes alcohol use, emotional eating, overworking, avoidance, and other behaviours used to manage emotional or nervous-system overload.

There is no fixed timeline. The pace is guided by safety, capacity, and what the nervous system can integrate.

Yes. Relapse is treated as information rather than failure, often highlighting what still needs support.

It is supervision that recognises the demands of addiction and trauma work, focusing on practitioner capacity, ethics, and sustainability.

Ready to take the first step toward positive change?

If you’re tired of coping and want change that fits how you’re wired, you’re welcome to get in touch

Compassionate counselling and therapy for individuals, couples, and families, online or in person. Led by Dr. Donna Louise Matthews, MBACP

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