Donya Franklin , LPC

Donya Franklin is a licensed counselor who brings a hopeful, practical approach to therapy. She earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Northern Colorado in May 2010 and holds credentials as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - a license indicating formal training and authorization to provide professional counseling. Across a 16-year career, she has worked with adolescents, adults, and groups on concerns that include addiction, anger management, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, grief and loss, relationship challenges, stress, trauma, and other personal difficulties.

Her experience spans private practice, community programs, residential and outpatient services within a Community Mental Health Center, and a domestic violence facility. Those varied settings have shaped a flexible, experience-grounded style that adapts to the needs of each person and family she sees.

Franklin’s clinical approach is intentionally eclectic, integrating a range of modalities to meet specific goals. She commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based techniques, Person-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and systemic perspectives when these fit the client’s situation. She frames therapy as a collaborative partnership founded on trust, with the aim of inspiring hope, promoting healing, and supporting meaningful, lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience, offering empathic listening and a non-directive environment where clients can explore feelings, values, and goals; it can be helpful for self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and provides practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress by changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. The Gottman Method offers a structured approach to couples work that emphasizes improving communication, reducing conflict, and strengthening emotional connection, useful for intimacy-related issues and relationship repair.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Franklin collaborates with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to reflect progress and changing priorities. This collaborative stance helps clients feel involved and empowered in their care.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult, while allowing therapists to tailor communication styles to each client’s comfort and needs.