Donna Young , LCMHC

Donna Young is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds the LCMHC credential - a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - who has practiced as a psychotherapist since 1995. She completed undergraduate studies in psychology at the University of Virginia and earned a graduate degree in counseling psychology from Bowie State University. Over the course of her career she has provided care in a range of settings, including local and federal agencies, schools, and health care systems.

Donna works with individuals facing many life challenges, offering support for grief, work-related stress, relationship difficulties, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, questions of spirituality, and issues that frequently affect women. Her approach is holistic and integrative, drawing on key elements of cognitive behavioral therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and solution-focused therapy to help people identify practical strategies and new ways of thinking.

She is experienced in guiding clients toward real-world solutions and deeper insight, emphasizing collaboration and skill-building so people can move toward a more satisfying, productive life. Donna aims to help clients untangle problems, develop coping tools, and discover clearer pathways forward.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Donna uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice concrete strategies that reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers structured tools for change.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to support emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance. DBT skills are practical for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and navigating crises in healthier ways.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Donna collaborates with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and together they tailor a plan that draws from these methods as appropriate. This collaborative process helps identify which techniques feel most useful and which areas to prioritize.

Online sessions allow flexibility in how therapy is delivered - by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to continue therapy when in-person visits are not possible. For many people, remote formats increase access to consistent support while preserving the same therapeutic focus and skill development provided by licensed professionals and therapists.