Yasmin Donaldson

CBT Therapist
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About

Yasmin Donaldson joined Priory in 2020 as an integrative psychotherapist at Priory Hospital Hayes Grove. Yasmin is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).

Yasmin works therapeutically with inpatients and outpatients within a one-to-one setting as well as delivering psychoeducational groups on a weekly basis covering topics such as dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and mindfulness for the inpatient/outpatient programme.

Training

Yasmin graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in 2012 where she achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. Following that, Yasmin attended Goldsmiths University in 2014 where she completed a Master’s Degree in Counselling which focused on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory and practice. She then went on to complete a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in 2017. Furthermore, in 2020, Yasmin completed a Diploma in Grief and Bereavement Counselling. Yasmin also completed training in schema therapy in 2022 and most recently, completed training on eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) in 2024.

Yasmin has been practising as a psychotherapist mostly in the education sector, initially working in schools and colleges with children and adolescents before moving to Priory to work with adults.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology (BSc)
  • Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
  • Diploma in Grief and Bereavement Counselling
  • Master’s Degrees in Counselling (MA)

I offer a confidential service where we will work together to explore your wellbeing in a non-judgemental manner. I have had experience working with young people within schools and colleges as well as adults in a clinical setting. I practice in an integrative way as I draw together different therapies at once. I believe there is no single approach that can help each person in all situations. One of the interventions I may draw upon is CBT which primarily focuses on the 'here and now' problems and our thoughts, behaviours and feelings surrounding them. Another is psychodynamic therapy which can help explore the past, deep-rooted feelings and memories that can affect our behaviour.