Donna Khan
Experienced social worker focused on relationships
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 31 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Donna
Donna Khan, LMSW, brings over 31 years of social work experience to her practice in Michigan. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
Donna listens first and then works with each person to build tools that fit their life. Her background includes inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic work.
That range shaped a straightforward style - assessing needs, teaching skills, and checking what works. She emphasizes approaches that strengthen relationships and emotional coping.
Donna uses the Gottman Method ideas alongside attachment-based and client-centered work to address relationship and family concerns. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies to help with mood, anxiety, and coping skills.
Sessions often focus on concrete steps: communication skills, emotion regulation, problem-solving, and planning for change. She helps people make small, steady shifts that add up over time.
Parents and caregivers can get support for stress, sleep, and role changes. Her aim is a respectful, collaborative relationship that moves at each person's pace.
Donna encourages realistic goals and practices that clients can try between meetings. She welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.
How approach and online care work together
Donna uses Gottman Method ideas to focus on what happens between partners, such as communication patterns and managing conflict, which is useful for relationship stress and intimacy concerns. Attachment-based therapy helps people understand how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional responses, useful for attachment issues and family conflict. Client-centered therapy centers the client's experience, with the therapist offering empathy and support while clients set the pace and goals. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Donna talks with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggests ways to combine methods that fit those needs. She adjusts the plan as therapy progresses so techniques match what is helping most. Online formats make consistent work easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls let you practice communication and observe nonverbal cues during sessions. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a good option for check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can keep therapy going around work, caregiving, or travel.Frequently asked questions
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Experience
31+ years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English