- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Donya
Donya Franklin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who helps parents and individuals navigate stress, parenting challenges, anxiety, and relationship strain. She writes in a direct, encouraging style and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Donya aims to create a collaborative space where clients feel heard and understood.
Donya brings 16 years of experience across independent practice, community programs, residential care, and outpatient settings.
Background and approach
That background includes work with addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, domestic violence, and a wide range of mood and behavior concerns. She has worked with adolescents and adults and also led group work in different settings. Her approach draws on client-centered methods and structured therapies to match each person's needs.
Sessions often focus on clear goals, skill practice, and problem-solving that parents can apply between meetings. She emphasizes trust and partnership as the foundation for change. In a typical session she helps people identify small, concrete steps to reduce stress and improve communication at home.
She also supports navigation of attachment questions, blended family dynamics, and parenting after separation or adoption. Conversations balance immediate problem-solving with attention to deeper patterns that affect daily life. Donya encourages people who are ready to look for change to consider short-term goals and realistic plans.
She works with a range of concerns from ADHD and bipolar mood management to intimacy, addiction, and career stress. Her aim is to help clients move toward clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning.
What Donya works with
Everything Donya lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Donya helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donya lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- 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.
Approach and online options for practical change
Donya often blends client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused work. Client-centered methods center on listening and building a trusting partnership so clients feel understood and able to set goals. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and use exercises that change unhelpful patterns. Solution-focused work zeroes in on specific, achievable goals and small steps that produce noticeable progress quickly.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Donya will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. That collaboration includes checking in about what’s working and shifting emphasis when a different tool would help more.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video helps when visual cues matter, phone calls can fit a shorter break or lower bandwidth, live chat offers a real-time but text-based check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting schedules, work hours, and busy lives.
Questions people ask about Donya
What concerns does Donya commonly help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related areas such as blended family issues and attachment problems.
What style of therapy does she use in sessions?
The work is collaborative and pragmatic, combining client-centered conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches to set goals and practice new skills between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Donya has 16 years of experience in mental health settings including independent practice, community programs, residential care, and outpatient services.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Georgia.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Donya is not accepting international clients.
In what session formats does she offer therapy?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees structured for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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