Donna Ford, LPC

Donna Ford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee with twenty years in the mental health field. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, and related concerns. Donna keeps language simple and practical so parents can quickly understand how she works.

Donna has worked in residential, outpatient, inpatient, and in-home settings. That variety shaped a flexible approach that adapts to each person's situation. She begins by meeting people where they are and then builds a plan together.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused ideas. In sessions she helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, try small behavior changes, and practice new coping skills. The focus is on clear steps that can be used between sessions.

Donna describes her style as warm, compassionate, and supportive. She uses a collaborative approach so goals feel practical and realistic. Sessions emphasize straightforward problem solving alongside emotional support.

People who choose Donna often want direct, usable strategies and a clinician who listens closely. She helps people set concrete goals and map out the steps to reach them. The aim is progress people can measure in their day-to-day lives.

How Donna’s approaches translate to online care

Donna often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change thought patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing alternative behaviors to see what helps.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening, empathy, and the client's goals. That approach focuses on building trust and letting the person's priorities guide each session.

Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when people need concrete tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. These skills can be practiced between sessions to manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Donna collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full session with visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quicker check-in, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping focus on practical skills and steady progress.