Donna King, LPC - Therapist in Missouri

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy
Trauma-focused work

About Donna

Donna King is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri with 18 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addictions, and related issues such as parenting and intimacy struggles. Donna also lists focus areas including abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and veteran and armed forces issues.

Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions involve listening first, then trying approaches that fit the person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centered Therapy are part of the mix along with Emotionally-Focused Therapy and EMDR when trauma work is needed. She draws on different methods to help address symptoms and patterns rather than using a single fixed method.

Donna has worked with people who report low self-esteem, anger, midlife transitions, and career or caregiving stress. She also supports those dealing with family separation, infidelity, and the ripple effects of natural or human-caused disaster. The aim is to identify useful steps a person can take between sessions.

People can expect clear conversation about goals, practical strategies from evidence-based methods, and processing for painful memories when needed. She notes that faith can be part of sessions if clients wish, and that she sees people of varied beliefs. Language of sessions is English and sessions follow Missouri licensing standards for an LPC.

To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The site’s subscription payment structure applies and can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches used for online sessions

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers concrete tools for managing anxiety, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing new behaviors in everyday life.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a conversational, non-directive stance where the therapist reflects and supports the person’s own problem-solving. This approach helps people clarify their priorities and make choices that fit their values.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and working with emotions in relationships and attachment. It can help people address communication patterns and improve emotional connection in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first based on their current needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may involve mixing approaches or shifting focus as progress is reviewed.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some formats also let people choose whether to be on camera or use audio only, which can help with practical comfort and bandwidth concerns.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

Addictions Grief Intimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shame Infidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issues Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Prejudice and discrimination Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues Workplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Listed in

Missouri

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addictions, parenting and intimacy-related problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She listens first and then uses practical methods that fit the person’s goals, drawing from several approaches rather than one single model.

How much experience does she have?

She has 18 years of experience as a practicing counselor in Missouri.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and works under that state credential.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I get started?

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