Donna Welles , LICSW

Donna Welles is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with 13 years of professional experience. She supports people dealing with stress and anxiety, challenges with motivation, struggles with self-esteem and confidence, depression, and the adjustments that come with life changes. Donna brings a strengths-based perspective and views each person as the expert of their own story, helping clients identify and use their existing resources to address what feels most difficult.

She acknowledges that seeking change takes courage and offers supportive, empowering care to accompany clients through those early steps and beyond. Donna emphasizes collaboration - listening carefully, validating experience, and tailoring guidance to each individual’s goals and pace. Her approach aims to help people explore concerns, build practical skills, and practice new ways of responding to stress and transition so they can move toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Donna Welles uses a blend of client-centered work, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness principles to guide remote care. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so clients can explore their goals and values; it is well suited to concerns about self-esteem, motivation, and life transitions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anxiety, mood instability, and impulsive reactions. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance, offering tools to reduce rumination and manage stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Donna works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting methods over time to find what fits best. She partners with clients to set priorities and to introduce skills at a pace that feels manageable.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to access consistent support while balancing work, family, and other commitments. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and allow clients to engage in therapy from locations that are convenient for them, helping maintain continuity of care and ongoing access to licensed professionals and therapists.