- Practical coping skills
- Calm listening style
- Family and parenting focus
About Donna
Donna Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma. She aims to give straightforward support and steady guidance to people feeling overwhelmed by life changes or painful experiences.
Donna draws from many approaches to tailor sessions to each person's needs. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Mindfulness and acceptance-based ideas help people notice difficult feelings without getting stuck in them.
Her work has often been in medical and psychiatric settings, where she supported people coping with health-related stress and complex emotional reactions. That background shaped a calm, problem-solving style that balances listening with concrete strategies.
Donna also attends to relationship and family concerns and offers support around postpartum depression and experiences of prejudice or discrimination. She focuses on understanding how past hurts and family conflict influence current reactions and choices.
Sessions are intended to be a place to talk through immediate worries and to build tools for daily life. People who want clear feedback, practical steps, and a compassionate listener may find her approach useful.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Donna often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Acceptance and commitment therapy blends mindful awareness with values-based action, helping people accept difficult feelings while moving toward what matters to them.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to try strategies, notice what helps, and adjust the plan based on goals and preferences. That partnership guides which methods are used over time.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that remote sessions still allow meaningful progress through focused conversations, practical exercises, and shared planning for what to practice between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
38+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Donna commonly address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, and family-related difficulties. Additional focus areas include postpartum depression and experiences of prejudice and discrimination.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines attentive listening with practical strategies. She offers clear feedback and tools to manage symptoms alongside space to process emotions.
How much experience does she have?
Donna has been practicing for 38 years, including extensive work in medical and psychiatric settings supporting people with complex stressors.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW, listed as LA LCSW, and practices in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not specify the formats offered.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.