- CBT methods
- Emotion-focused work
- Parenting support
About Donna
Donna Holden is an LMFT licensed in Oklahoma with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, and she lists social anxiety and phobia among her focus areas. Donna speaks English and practices from a family and systems perspective.
She helps people identify practical coping skills for stress and anxiety. That can include pacing difficult conversations or trying small exposures to reduce avoidance. She supports parents with parenting challenges and caregivers managing ongoing strain.
Donna uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what each person brings to sessions and to help them feel understood. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her approach for repairing communication and connection in close relationships.
Her work often involves teaching simple tools for day-to-day life. That can be brief breathing or grounding exercises, problem-solving steps, or small behavior changes to practice between sessions. She also helps people talk through life purpose and control issues when those themes come up.
People who book with her can expect direct, plain conversation and practical steps to try between sessions. She asks about current stressors and what the person wants to change, then adapts techniques from the approaches she uses. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule their first appointment.
How Donna’s approaches translate to online work
Donna draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that fit virtual sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client, which helps clarify goals and priorities even when meeting remotely. CBT involves noticing thoughts and testing small behavior changes, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed online. Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Donna will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and needs become clearer. Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. In practical terms, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people try techniques at home and discuss how those exercises went in the next meeting.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She lists stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family and parenting concerns, depression, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, life purpose, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She combines Client-Centered Therapy with practical CBT and emotionally-focused techniques, focusing on plain conversation and real-life steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in clinical settings.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.