- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and grief
About Donna
Donna San Salvador is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of practice. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and related issues. Donna's background includes work with intimacy questions, parenting strain, grief, and challenges tied to identity and attachment.
She uses clear, direct conversation to identify what matters most to each client. Sessions focus on practical steps and reflection rather than technical language. Donna draws on several therapeutic approaches to shape sessions around the client’s goals and preferences.
Clients often bring trouble managing strong feelings like anger, or patterns such as codependency and control issues. Donna also supports people facing body image concerns, blended family challenges, and recovery from substance use. She attends to stress from caregiving or compassion fatigue as well as impacts from traumatic events.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally focused work to address thoughts, behavior, and relationship patterns. She uses existential and Jungian ideas when exploring meaning, identity, and deeper life concerns.
Donna earned a master’s degree in mental health counseling and holds the Florida LMHC credential. She aims to help clients find workable steps toward their goals, checking in about progress and adjusting plans as needed.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Client-centered therapy emphasizes understanding the client's perspective and building a collaborative relationship. In practice this means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s priorities when planning sessions.Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing small changes. It can be useful for anxiety, phobias, and mood concerns where specific skills and practice help reduce distress.
Emotionally-focused work examines patterns in close relationships and how emotions drive interactions. This approach can help with attachment questions, communication difficulties, and relationship conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative testing helps refine which techniques to keep using.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let clients choose sessions without travel time. Some formats may be better for skills practice, while others suit longer conversation, so discussing format choice is part of the first sessions.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Focus areas include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, and intimacy-related concerns.
What is her therapy style?
She uses client-centered conversation combined with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally focused work to address thoughts, feelings, and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Donna has 13 years of experience working with adults and adolescents on a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, and relationship conflict.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered for consultations and follow-ups.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.