Donna Khan, LMSW

Based in Michigan 31 years in practice Online sessions

Practical skills for calmer days

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How Donna works

Practical facts

Credentials: LMSW
Licensed in: Michigan
Years in practice: 31
Languages: English
Session format: Online, through our partner platform

About Donna

Donna Khan is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 31 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and life changes. She uses down-to-earth, practical strategies to help clients find relief and make steady progress. Donna is based in Michigan and offers sessions in English.

Her approach centers on listening first and then building skills that fit everyday life. She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with actions that change feelings.

Background and approach

Dialectical behavior strategies are used when emotion regulation and coping skills are the focus. Donna draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how relationships shape patterns of feeling and reacting. Emotion-focused elements help people process grief, loss, and intimacy concerns in a straightforward way.

She often combines these ideas to address relationship and family stress. Across many years in inpatient medical social work and clinic settings, Donna has helped people facing depression, addictions, career transitions, and caregiving strain. That background informs practical plans for managing sleep, eating concerns, and day-to-day stressors.

Sessions are collaborative. Donna works at each person's pace and helps them build concrete skills for boundaries, communication, and coping. She supports parents with parenting strain and individuals navigating divorce, substance concerns, or major life transitions.

Finding what works can take time, so Donna emphasizes small, achievable steps. She uses motivational techniques to keep clients engaged and focuses on tools that people can use between sessions.

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.

Approaches Donna lists

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 translate well to online care

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. Online sessions can use this approach to identify patterns in close relationships and develop new ways of connecting and setting boundaries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change how people feel. It is well suited to short-term goals like reducing anxiety, improving sleep, or tackling anger by practicing new skills between sessions.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Donna helps clients decide which methods match their needs, goals, and daily life. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as progress is made and new issues arise.

Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face for in-depth conversations and skill coaching. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework support, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue momentum from week to week.

Questions people ask about Donna

What kinds of concerns does Donna address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family conflict, addictions, career changes, and related issues like sleep and eating problems.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is practical and client-centered. She listens first, then helps clients build concrete skills using a mix of cognitive and emotion-focused strategies.

How much experience does she have?

Donna has 31 years of clinical experience, including inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing from Michigan.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she use?

Donna offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.