Donna Khan, LMSW - Therapist in Michigan

CBT skills
DBT strategies
Attachment focus

About Donna

Donna Khan is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker practicing from Michigan with 31 years of experience. She works with people who bring stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and related concerns. Donna also addresses issues such as grief, parenting strain, addictions, and self-esteem struggles.

She trained at Wayne State University, earning both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in social work in 1994. Her work history includes inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice. That mix has shaped a practical style focused on skills and clear steps clients can use between sessions.

Donna uses approaches that center the client’s goals and strengths. She draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavioral ideas, attachment-based thinking and emotionally-focused ways of looking at relationships. Sessions often include skill-building, problem solving and communication practice.

In the room she helps people manage symptoms and develop tools for everyday life. Examples include strategies for handling anxiety, setting boundaries in relationships, coping with losses, and addressing substance use concerns. She also supports people facing career transitions and caregiver stress.

Her practice emphasizes steady progress at the client’s pace. Practical options and clear steps are prioritized over theory. To begin, prospective clients follow the platform’s matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the online therapy options button.

How her approaches work in online sessions

Donna draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based ideas and client-centered methods in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments, which can help with anxiety, mood and some behavioral patterns. Attachment-based approaches look at relationship patterns and connection needs, useful for couples and relationship concerns and for understanding long-standing fears of rejection. Client-centered work prioritizes the person’s goals and uses listening and reflection to set the pace and topics for sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then adjust methods as needed. That collaborative planning helps make sessions workable and relevant to day-to-day life.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, reduce travel, and let people choose whether to be on camera. The therapist and client decide together how often to meet and what session rhythm suits practical needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Addictions LGBTRelationship issuesGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issues Multicultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks PhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Prejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issues Workplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

31+ years

Listed in

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and related areas such as grief, addictions, self-esteem and parenting strain.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on practical skills, problem solving and communication practice to help people manage symptoms and daily challenges.

How much experience does she have?

Donna has 31 years of experience, including inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker based in Michigan.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients as noted in her profile.

Which session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking by viewing the online therapy options on the platform.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.