Donna Byxbe, LCSW
Book with DonnaWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Donna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 29
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Donna
Donna Byxbe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with nearly three decades of experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship strain, and other life changes. Her approach is practical and person-focused, aimed at helping someone make small, steady shifts in daily life.
Donna uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on client-centered ways of listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns, and trauma-focused tools when past events keep causing trouble.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas also inform her work when exploring persistent themes and emotional habits. Her background includes long experience in community mental health and many years in independent practice. That variety means she has worked with a wide range of concerns from mood disorders to grief, addictions, ADHD, and post-traumatic stress.
She focuses on what a client brings to sessions and builds goals together. In sessions she offers clear feedback, practical exercises, and space to process painful material. She also supports parents dealing with family strains and people facing compassion fatigue or burnout.
The work emphasizes realistic steps and skills people can use between meetings. Donna practices in Texas and conducts therapy in English. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on shared availability.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Approaches Donna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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 online care
Donna often blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and in charge of goals. Cognitive-behavioral work uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and can help with anxiety, anger, and mood symptoms.She also uses EMDR when trauma memories are a major barrier. EMDR aims to reduce the emotional charge of painful memories through guided processing and can help people who struggle with post-traumatic stress or intrusive memories. Together she and the client choose which methods to try based on goals and how comfortable the person feels with each approach.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work and guided practices. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer ongoing support between meetings and can help people practice skills or report progress without scheduling a full session.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review goals, try methods, and adjust the plan so work feels useful and manageable.
Questions people ask about Donna
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and related issues such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-centered. She listens closely, offers feedback, and uses clear exercises and coping tools tailored to each client.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 29 years of clinical experience, including work in community mental health and many years in independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Texas.
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.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.