- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Donna
Donna Cummings is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, depression, and addiction-related struggles. She brings 20 years of experience in mental health and offers straightforward, practical guidance to people feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Donna uses everyday language and simple tools in sessions.
She helps clients build life skills, strengthen self-esteem, and practice self-compassion. She offers coaching for people who want focused help with goals rather than traditional therapy.
Background and approach
Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques. That mix helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try small behavior changes, and stay connected to what matters to them. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with room for practical problem solving.
Donna has worked across a range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and communication problems, caregiver stress, substance use, and burnout or compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues like sleep disruption, anger, ADHD-related challenges, and blended family dynamics. She practices in North Carolina and offers services in English.
Donna emphasizes cultural awareness and respect in her work, and she aims to reduce stigma around seeking help. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a session that fits the client’s needs.
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
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Donna’s Approaches Work Online
Donna commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. ACT helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward them, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. It can be useful for parenting stress, anxiety, and life changes. CBT focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood or anxiety, which can help with sleep, anger, or coping with change.Finding the right way to work together is part of the process. Donna treats the choice of approach as a collaboration. She will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what a client finds most helpful and practical for daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging let clients check in between sessions or use brief coaching-style support. These options give flexibility for parents and busy people to connect in ways that match their schedules and comfort.
Questions people ask about Donna
What concerns does she address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and related issues like sleep problems and anger.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. She focuses on building life skills, boosting self-esteem, and using straightforward tools parents can apply between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience in the mental health field, including work with addiction, depression, and anxiety, plus life coaching for those who prefer goal-focused support.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
She holds the LPC credential and the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is available to work with international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and schedule.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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