Donna Garman , LCSW

Donna Garman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with forty years of clinical experience supporting adults through complex emotional transitions. Her work centers on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate grief, rebuild self-esteem, and handle career and life changes with practical strategies and steady support.

She brings particular expertise in addressing issues that arise in later life and during major upheavals - for example caregiving challenges, divorce and separation, chronic illness or disability, and feelings of abandonment or isolation. Her practice emphasizes emotional healing while also focusing on concrete coping tools that clients can use between sessions.

Donna uses a compassionate, individualized approach that balances exploration of feelings with skill-building to improve daily functioning. She collaborates with each person to identify strengths, clarify life purpose, and develop realistic steps toward greater resilience. Donna prefers to work primarily through video sessions, supplemented by text messaging when appropriate, to maintain continuity of care and accessibility for clients.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Donna Garman often uses skill-building interventions that teach practical ways to manage stress and reduce anxiety. These approaches focus on developing coping strategies, problem-solving skills, and routines that help people feel more in control during life transitions or when managing chronic health concerns.

She also offers supportive, emotion-focused work aimed at processing grief, loss, and feelings of abandonment. This type of therapy helps individuals explore difficult emotions, find meaning after major changes, and rebuild self-esteem and purpose over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Donna will work with each person to identify goals, consider which methods feel most workable, and adjust the plan as needs evolve so that treatment fits the individual’s situation and preferences.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging increases accessibility and scheduling flexibility. These options allow clients to receive consistent care from licensed professionals from locations that suit them, and to choose the communication style that best supports their progress.