Trina McDonald, LPC, LCPC

Trina McDonald is a licensed professional counselor guiding people through stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life changes. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style that focuses on what someone can do now to feel steadier. Trina holds LPC and LCPC credentials and has ten years of clinical experience in a variety of settings.

Her work builds from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She pairs that with a client-centered attitude that listens first and follows each person's goals. Motivational Interviewing is used to help people find their own reasons to change, and Narrative Therapy supports rewriting how a problem fits into a life story.

Clients can expect straightforward conversations about coping skills, communication, and managing intense emotions like anger or shame. Trina often addresses family problems, caregiver stress, intimacy-related issues, and challenges tied to chronic conditions such as HIV and AIDS. She also helps with self-esteem, forgiveness, and recovery from substance use.

Her background includes work with diverse populations and settings, alongside private practice experience. That range informs flexible choices about pacing and technique, so sessions feel useful and manageable. Trina emphasizes practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

People looking for online options will find multiple formats available, and she supports international clients who speak English. The approach centers on the client's priorities and moves at a pace that fits their life.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Trina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life transitions. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the person's agenda to build trust and clarity.

Finding the right way to work together is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day constraints and then choose which approaches to emphasize. This is a collaborative process so adjustments are made as progress and needs change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls suit longer sessions that benefit from face-to-face interaction, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or continuing momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing other commitments.