Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Donna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Donna
Donna Williams Welch is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with eleven years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addiction, trauma, and relationship strain. Her style is straightforward and supportive, with an emphasis on listening and practical steps clients can try between sessions.
Donna creates a calm space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. She focuses on small, concrete changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skills people can use right away to manage strong emotions and regain a sense of control. Her background includes work with family concerns, communication problems, multicultural issues, first responder stress, and immigration-related challenges. She also supports people facing infidelity, life-purpose questions, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Her experience includes helping people cope after natural or human-caused disasters. Donna draws on several practical therapy approaches to match the client’s needs. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice and change unhelpful thoughts.
She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take committed action despite difficult feelings. Many find her approach collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills, and track small wins.
The focus is on usable strategies that fit each person’s life and schedule.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Anger management
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take small actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and ongoing anger by shifting focus toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for stress, panic, low mood, and behavior changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Donna will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods fit best and adjust the plan over time based on what works in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants a quieter check-in. Chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, quick skill reminders, or written reflections that can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while handling work, family, or travel commitments.
Questions people ask about Donna
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, trauma and relationship or family problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is calm, direct, and collaborative. She listens closely and offers practical steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Donna has eleven years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be live video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.