Donna Young, LCMHC
Practical support for stress and parenting challenges
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Donna
Donna Young is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting concerns, and life changes. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at finding realistic steps people can try right away.
Donna uses straightforward talk and clear tools in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns. She also incorporates mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help people stay grounded when emotions feel overwhelming.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in local and federal agencies, schools, and health care systems. This range of settings informs a flexible style that fits different lives and routines. Donna seeks to understand each person's daily pressures before suggesting strategies.
Sessions often center on concrete goals. She helps people break problems into small, manageable steps and track progress. Parents who are juggling stress and caregiving responsibilities can expect practical ideas for coping and self-care.
Donna aims to help people build insight and sustainable habits. The focus is on improving day-to-day functioning, mood, and relationships through skills practice and short-term goals. People leave with tools they can use between sessions.
What Donna works with
Everything Donna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Donna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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.
Approaches and online options for practical change
Donna often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change thought patterns that lead to worry or low mood. CBT focuses on clear links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives simple exercises to practice between sessions.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those tools can help when strong emotions or anger get in the way of daily life and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Donna will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then try methods that fit the person's situation. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and can shift as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual interaction, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets people check in quickly, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days.
Questions people ask about Donna
What concerns does Donna focus on?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and related issues such as caregiver stress and workplace difficulties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on clear skills, step-by-step plans, and simple exercises to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Donna has 25 years of clinical experience working in local and federal agencies, schools, and health care systems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing 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 according to therapist availability.
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