Hello, I'm Donna.

I help people who are struggling to cope, struggling to think straight, or struggling to move forward - and I've been doing it for a long time.

About Me

I founded Sea Change Therapy & Coaching because I wanted to create a practice that combined real therapeutic effectiveness with the kind of warm, practical support that actually helps people get on with their lives.

I’m a trauma-informed coach and an Advanced Thought Field Therapy (TFT-Adv) Practitioner. I’ve worked with individuals, teams, and organisations. I’ve supported people through grief and loss, relationship breakdown, fears and phobias, anxiety and burnout, domestic abuse experiences, and some very difficult personal crossroads.

And I’ve founded six businesses myself – two of which I’ve sold as asset sales – so I also understand the specific pressures that come with running something and leading people.

I know what it feels like when life gets complicated. And I know that the right support, at the right time, can make an enormous difference.

How I work with people

I’m not a counsellor, and I’m not a mental health specialist. What I am is a highly qualified, experienced coach and therapeutic practitioner with a set of tools that work – often faster than people expect.

My approach combines professional coaching with Advanced Thought Field Therapy – (TFT-Adv) and HeartMath Coaching. These are evidence-informed techniques that work with your body’s emotional and physiological responses – not just your thoughts. That’s what makes the work fast and effective.

I work with people who are struggling, not in crisis. If you’re in crisis or need urgent mental health support, I’ll always point you in the right direction.

What I focus on is helping people who are functioning, but not as well as they’d like to be. People who are carrying more than they should have to. People who want to feel calmer, clearer, and more confident about what comes next.

My qualifications and credentials

I hold a comprehensive set of qualifications across coaching, therapeutic practice, and trauma-informed work:

Master Life & Executive Coach

Noble Manhattan

Master Practitioner in Breakup & Divorce Coaching

Sara Davison Training

Callahan Techniques Advanced Thought Field Therapy (TFT-Adv) Practitioner

HeartMath Certified Coach

Emotional Regulation & Resilience

Field Traumatologist

Green Cross Academy of Traumatology

Certified Mental Health First Aider

MHFA England

Compassion Fatigue Educator

Figley Institute

Domestic Abuse Accreditation

New Era / DASH Domestic Abuse Services

Graduate

Tony Robbins' Mastery University (Life Mastery, Wealth Mastery, Date with Destiny)

Memberships:

Fellow

International Authority for Professional Coaching & Mentoring (IAPCM)

Fellow

Society of Bereavement Practitioners (FSBP)

Member

Federation of Holistic Therapists

I have over 2,400 hours of direct coaching and therapy experience.

A bit about my background

I’ve worked in a wide range of environments over the years – from leadership and training to recruitment, customer relations, and running my own businesses. That breadth of experience matters, because it means I can meet people wherever they are.

I founded my first coaching and personal development business, Breakthrough Personal & Corporate Development, back in 2002. Since then, I’ve gone on to found five more businesses, including Sea Change Therapy & Coaching, and I’ve successfully completed two asset sales.

I’ve designed and delivered training on emotional resilience, leadership, and team dynamics. I’ve worked with public and private sector organisations. I’ve coached business owners and senior professionals. And throughout all of it, the thing I’ve come back to, again and again, is this: when people get the right support for what they’re carrying, they move forward faster and more confidently than they ever thought they would.

That’s what I’m here to help with.

Why people choose to work with me

People come to me for a lot of different reasons. But a few things come up consistently:

The tools I use work quickly.

Advanced Thought Field Therapy (TFT-Adv) and HeartMath aren't slow, open-ended processes. They're precise, practical, and fast - which means you often feel a real difference within the first session or two.

I'm not here to analyse you.

I'm here to help you move forward. My job isn't to dig endlessly into your past - it's to help you shift what's getting in the way so you can get on with your life.

I have genuine, real-world experience.

Six businesses, two asset sales, a divorce and remarriage, personal loss, and many years of working with people under pressure means I understand what real life looks like. I'm not just theory -trained.

I don't just understand these struggles professionally - I understand them personally.

I've experienced heartbreak, financial pressure, loss, fear, and periods where I felt overwhelmed and unsure how things would work out. I know what it's like to feel like you've lost yourself underneath everything you're carrying. And I know that things genuinely can - and do - get better.

You'll be treated like an intelligent adult.

I'll be straight with you. I'll tell you what I think. And I'll work hard to help you get where you want to go.

What matters to me

I care about doing work that actually helps people. Not work that looks good on paper, or that keeps clients coming back indefinitely, but work that genuinely shifts things.

I believe in treating people with respect, being honest with them, and helping them see things clearly – even when that’s uncomfortable.

I work with people across a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, and I take confidentiality seriously. Everything we discuss stays between us.

And I believe that most people, with the right support, are more capable than they realise. My job is to help you find that out for yourself.

Want to find out if I can help?

The best place to start is a free, no-obligation Breakthrough Call. It’s 30 minutes, on Zoom or by phone, and it gives us both a chance to talk about what you’re dealing with and whether working together makes sense.

30 minutes. Free. On Zoom or by phone. No obligation.