- Client-centered work
- CBT strategies
- Attachment focus
About Donna
Donna Khan is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker with 31 years of clinical experience based in Michigan. She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem issues, and life transitions. Donna also works with people facing parenting pressures, career shifts, ADHD, intimacy concerns, and body image struggles.
She began clinical social work after earning a Bachelor’s and Master’s in social work from Wayne State University in 1994. Her background includes inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice. Those settings shaped a practical style focused on clear strategies and real-world skills.
Donna uses client-centered methods alongside attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral tools. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused approaches when those fit a person’s needs. In sessions she focuses on developing skills, improving communication, and creating workable steps for recurring problems.
Her work often addresses family conflict and relationship repair, plus managing stressors like job change, parenting strain, or the aftermath of abuse. She helps people build coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and grief, and supports those dealing with substance concerns and co-occurring issues.
Donna accepts international clients and conducts sessions while following licensing requirements in Michigan. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to begin planning goals and next steps.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how past bonds affect current reactions. Online work can use this approach to help people notice repeating patterns and practice new ways of connecting with partners and friends. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and perspectives; the therapist listens closely and helps people set their own priorities, which can be useful when sorting life choices like school, work, or relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often includes homework and simple exercises to try between sessions.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Donna will discuss options with each person and adjust methods based on goals and what actually helps. Together they decide whether to focus on skills, relationship patterns, or emotional processing and can change direction as needed.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday or study schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. It also makes it possible to continue work across moves or when living in another country. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, attachment-focused conversations, and client-centered planning to the online setting while helping clients practice skills in their daily life.
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Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with for young adults?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflict, career transitions, identity and self-esteem concerns, and issues like grief, addiction, and ADHD.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She uses skills-based work from CBT, DBT, attachment ideas, and emotionally-focused methods to address everyday problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 31 years of experience in social work, including inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice since graduating with her social work degrees in 1994.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker and practices out of Michigan.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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