- Years in practice
- 31
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Donna
Donna Khan is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with over 30 years of experience. She offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the everyday pressure of parenting. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on building skills people can use right away.
Donna draws on client-centered and attachment-based ideas to help people feel heard and understood. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when useful to address intense emotions and recurring patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, practical strategies, and steady progress rather than jargon. Her background includes inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice, giving her a wide view of how health, family, and work intersect. That experience informs her work with issues such as grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, and blended family challenges.
She aims to help people find manageable solutions for complex problems. In sessions she guides people through communication strategies, emotion regulation tools, and realistic behavior changes. Parenting concerns are frequently part of the work she does, including boundaries, discipline, and juggling responsibilities.
Donna emphasizes pacing the work to match each person’s needs and goals. People who come to her can expect a respectful, steady presence and a focus on practical steps. She encourages reaching out early when changes are needed and supports progress at a pace that feels doable.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donna lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions; it helps people improve closeness, trust, and emotional connection. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening, empathy, and the person’s own goals to encourage insight and self-direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to shift thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety, depression, or parenting stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaboration. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, life context, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods that fit the issue and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people practice communication skills face-to-face. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick coaching, homework prompts, or steady support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, and daily routines while using the therapeutic approaches described above.
Questions people ask about Donna
What concerns does Donna help address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflict, grief, addictions, trauma and related issues like parenting, self-esteem, anger, and career changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth, using client-centered listening plus practical tools from CBT and DBT when helpful to manage emotions and change patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Donna has worked in social work settings for 31 years, including inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice in Michigan.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Licensed Master Social Worker credential (LMSW) and practices out of Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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