Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Donovan
Donovan Harmon is a licensed professional counselor with 16 years of experience. He centers sessions on the person in front of him and focuses on practical steps to manage strong emotions like anger and anxiety. He keeps language simple and direct so worried parents and individuals can understand what to expect.
Donovan often helps people work through stress, depression, ADHD challenges, and career strain. He also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and family problems.
Background and approach
He emphasizes strengths and aims to build coping skills that fit everyday life. In sessions he listens first and lets clients set the pace. He uses client-centered methods to understand each person's goals, then brings in tools from cognitive behavioral therapy when people need to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Solution-focused work helps set small, achievable steps between sessions. Donovan has worked across school and clinical settings over his career, gaining experience with children, adolescents, and adults. That background helps him adapt language and strategies to different ages and needs.
He keeps treatment practical and outcome-oriented. People who choose him can expect a collaborative approach that respects their perspective. He encourages short-term goals and checks progress often so adjustments happen quickly.
If someone needs help managing anger, navigating family conflict, or coping with a big life change, he aims to make the next steps clear and manageable.
What Donovan works with
Everything Donovan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Donovan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donovan 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 guide online sessions
Donovan uses client-centered work to begin each therapy relationship by hearing the client's story and identifying their priorities. This approach focuses on understanding the person's perspective and building a trusting working relationship before moving to skill work.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, try small behavioral experiments, and develop different ways to react to stress, anxiety, or anger.
Solution-focused therapy is part of Donovan's toolkit for setting short-term goals and tracking progress. It emphasizes small, concrete steps people can take between sessions so improvements are visible and motivating.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Donovan works together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. He adjusts strategies over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexible options. Video is useful when nonverbal cues matter, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging makes brief check-ins easier and allows people to fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options help make consistent work possible despite hectic days or distance.
Questions people ask about Donovan
What concerns does Donovan commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, ADHD, career issues, grief, trauma and family problems among other challenges.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a person-centered style that emphasizes listening and collaboration, then integrates cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to teach practical skills.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings 16 years of professional experience working in school and clinical settings with children, adolescents, and adults.
Where is he licensed and what credential does he hold?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Louisiana LPC credential and practices from Louisiana.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.