Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Donna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Donna
Donna King is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She brings 18 years of experience to sessions and offers straightforward, respectful support for depression, trauma, addictions, grief, and self-esteem challenges. Her approach is warm and practical.
She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals. Sessions focus on small, doable changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Donna uses empathy and steady feedback to keep work on track. Donna blends several therapeutic methods to match the needs of the person in front of her. She may use client-centered techniques to strengthen how someone makes choices, cognitive behavioral strategies to reframe thoughts and behaviors, or emotion-focused ideas to help with intense feelings.
EMDR is also part of her toolkit for people coping with trauma when appropriate. She has a long history of addressing family and relationship pressures, parenting strain, caregiver fatigue, and issues such as abandonment or infidelity. Donna also supports people with career stress, midlife transitions, and the emotional fallout from disasters or military-related experiences.
Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. She describes her style as engaging and respectful, aiming to help people make real, manageable changes in daily life.
What Donna works with
Everything Donna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Donna's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Donna often uses client-centered work to help people clarify values and make decisions that feel right to them. This approach focuses on attentive listening and helping the person lead the pace of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another common tool she uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors that reduce stress and anger.She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand strong feelings and how they affect relationships. EFT can be helpful for repairing connection and working through emotion-driven conflicts. Together she and the client decide which approach or combination will best meet goals and preferences, treating choice of method as a collaborative part of care.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for full-session work and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a low-barrier way to check in, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit brief coaching into a busy day. These options give flexibility for steady progress without requiring travel.
Questions people ask about Donna
What concerns does Donna help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues, addictions, grief, and self-esteem problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is engaging and respectful, with a focus on listening, setting goals, and working toward practical steps that fit daily life.
How long has she worked in the field?
She brings 18 years of experience as a practicing counselor in Missouri.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.