Works with
How Donna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Donna
Donna Altepeter is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and works side-by-side with each person to find practical ways to cope. Donna brings a calm, teaching-oriented style to sessions and believes people can change when given clear tools and support.
Donna uses straightforward methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered listening to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try new responses.
Background and approach
She also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support changes in thinking and action. Sessions tend to focus on small steps that make daily life easier. With 12 years of documented experience as an LCSW in Wisconsin, Donna combines clinical practice with a background in social work education.
Her approach reflects years of working with grief, serious illness, caregiving stress, mood changes, and relationship strain. She values working collaboratively and treating each person as the expert on their life. People often come to her for help with sleep struggles, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, parenting strain, or career shifts.
She also supports those facing end-of-life issues, divorce, or feelings of isolation. Therapy sessions are practical and paced to match what each person needs. Donna offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What Donna works with
Everything Donna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Donna's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit your life and schedule
Donna combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices to help people change how they think and respond. Client-centered care means she listens closely and shapes sessions around each person's priorities and goals. Cognitive behavioral work helps identify patterns of thought and behavior and tests small changes to reduce anger, anxiety, or low mood. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Donna will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that match those aims, and adjust as needed. She treats therapy as a collaborative exploration where the person and therapist learn together and pick what works best for day-to-day life.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy fit a busy schedule. Video sessions let you use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, tracking progress between sessions, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options aim to make regular contact more flexible and accessible for different routines.
Questions people ask about Donna
What concerns does Donna help with?
She supports people coping with anger, stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, and other life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and teaching-focused. She uses client-centered listening alongside practical techniques to try new ways of coping.
What is her clinical background?
Donna is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of documented experience. She has a background in social work education and clinical practice.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She holds an LCSW license in Wisconsin and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.