Donna Bolinger, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

Donna Bolinger is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She combines clear techniques with a warm, respectful approach to help people set goals and work toward them.

Donna draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and try new behavior patterns. She also uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities and perspective. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are tools she blends in when they fit a person’s needs.

With six years in direct therapy practice under the LCSW, plus additional credentials listed as LCSW-C and MD in her background, Donna has experience supporting people facing grief, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and adjustment to big life transitions. She also works with concerns related to relationships, intimacy, addiction, eating and sleeping issues, ADHD, and career stress.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical skills to try between sessions, and collaborative goal-setting rather than labels or jargon.

Donna approaches therapy as a partnership. She listens first, helps set realistic steps, and adjusts methods as needs change. The focus is on small, manageable changes that build toward clearer coping and better daily functioning.

Practical approaches delivered online

Donna uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into small, changeable parts.

She also draws on client-centered therapy to keep the session focused on what matters to the person. That approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace to set meaningful goals.

Mindfulness techniques are added when helpful to improve attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity to strong emotions. These practices can support sleep, stress management, and coping with chronic illness or grief.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Donna will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The therapist aims to match tools to daily life needs rather than prescribe one single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual feedback, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options let people fit therapy into work breaks, medical schedules, or caregiving routines without extra travel.