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Donna Davis

Compassionate counselor for relationships and life changes

LPC Texas

Experience
30 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Family, Grief
Approaches
Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English

About Donna

Donna Davis is a licensed professional counselor with 30 years of experience working in Texas. She focuses on helping people sort through relationship strain, grief, stress, and major life changes.

Background and approach

Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making conversations feel manageable and clear. She has guided people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, and ADHD to find better daily coping strategies.

She also addresses parenting worries, intimacy-related issues, addictions, anger, eating concerns, and self-esteem problems. Sessions are practical and focused on the issues a person brings.

Donna draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. These include the Gottman Method for relationship patterns, attachment-based ideas for connection, and cognitive-behavioral tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and habits.

She adjusts methods so the work fits the individual rather than forcing a single technique. Her sessions aim to treat the whole person, not just a single symptom.

Conversations move from understanding what feels stuck to trying tools that make everyday life easier. Progress is usually step-by-step, with attention to what the client wants to achieve.

People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk about hard topics. Donna focuses on clear goals and practical steps so clients leave with something to try between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Donna uses the Gottman Method to look at how partners communicate and manage conflict, focusing on practical skills that can reduce repeated arguments and increase understanding. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore how early patterns of connection affect current relationships and to help people build more stable bonds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and routines and offers step-by-step techniques for changing them.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Donna listens to each person's goals and preferences and then suggests methods to try together. Sessions often mix approaches so the work matches what the client finds most useful rather than sticking to one style.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care fit busy schedules. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and doing exercises together. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or visual focus is limited. Live chat and texting are convenient for quick check-ins, shorter sessions, and ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to maintain momentum and to choose the format that helps you engage most effectively.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Donna address?
She helps with relationship problems, grief, parenting stress, life transitions, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, trauma, anger, eating issues, self-esteem, and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm and straightforward, combining practical tools with conversations about emotions and connection to meet each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Donna has practiced as a counselor for 30 years and has worked with individuals, couples, families, children, and groups over that time.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she practices in Texas.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed in

Texas

Languages

English