Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How Donald works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Donald
Donald Prayag is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, career strain, grief, sleep problems, and anger. He frames therapy as a place to speak honestly about difficult thoughts and feelings without judgment. He emphasizes practical steps and steady support while people work toward clearer goals and better daily coping.
He draws on client-centered methods to listen and respond to each person's unique needs.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, shapes how he helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused ideas guide short-term goals and boost motivation when change feels hard. In sessions he aims to make things straightforward.
Conversations focus on what matters now and on small, doable changes. He encourages clients to track what works between meetings and to return with questions or adjustments. Donald has practiced for 12 years in New York.
His training and experience include working with people coping with compassion fatigue, panic, financial stress, isolation, and concerns linked to HIV or intellectual disability. He also supports people working on smoking or vaping cessation and issues around forgiveness and life purpose. Therapy is offered in English through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session based on availability.
What Donald works with
Everything Donald lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Donald's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
Approaches Donald lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online support
Donald uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive space where people can speak without judgment and set the pace for what they want to address. This approach helps people feel heard and respected while they name priorities and decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot patterns of thinking that increase stress or anger and to try new, concrete ways of responding. CBT is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, panic, and mood concerns because it focuses on small, testable changes.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they adjust methods and pacing so the plan fits the person's life and needs.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging to make care easier to fit in. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is low, live chat or messaging can be used for quick check-ins or short coaching between sessions. These options allow flexibility for different schedules and daily routines.
Questions people ask about Donald
What concerns does this therapist commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, career strain, depression, grief, sleeping problems, anger, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapist's overall approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical tools. He uses CBT to change unhelpful thinking and motivational techniques to support behavior change.
How much experience does he have?
He has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life concerns.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered online?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are fees and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.