- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Donna
Donna Baynes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and navigating life changes. Donna keeps sessions straightforward and kind so people feel heard and understood from the first meeting.
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She listens carefully and helps clients set clear, realistic goals. Sessions aim to build practical skills for coping with emotions, improving communication, and managing daily stressors.
Background and approach
Donna draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change when someone feels unsure or stuck. Solution-focused techniques help pinpoint small steps that lead to progress quickly.
She has ten years of counseling experience, including work with parents and young adults in educational settings and supporting parents of students with special needs. That background informs how she approaches parenting questions and caregiver stress. In sessions Donna helps people address issues such as grief, trauma, anger, relationship problems, ADHD, and career transitions.
She also works with concerns around blended family dynamics, divorce and separation, and fatherhood-related issues. Her goal is to help each person build clearer direction and more manageable daily routines.
What Donna works with
Everything Donna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Donna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donna lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Donna uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try different behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems down into workable steps.She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. That approach is helpful when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps and wants support building commitment.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Donna will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat suit brief check-ins or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and to maintain regular contact with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Donna
What concerns does Donna help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, ADHD, and related life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental. She focuses on clear goals and practical steps to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
What is her background and experience?
Donna has ten years of counseling experience and has worked in educational settings with young adults and parents of special needs students.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Georgia.
Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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