- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Donnise
Donnise Powell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who offers a warm, down-to-earth approach to therapy. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, cope with grief and life changes, and navigate parenting challenges. Sessions are conversational and aim to help clients find practical ways forward.
Powell keeps sessions approachable and relational. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques paired with honest conversation. The work often includes talking through communication problems, guilt and shame, and finding clearer life purpose.
Background and approach
She draws on both clinical knowledge and personal perspective when it helps the client. Humor and light moments are used when appropriate to ease tension and create space for progress. Spiritual values may be included if a client requests that perspective.
Over six years, Powell has helped people develop coping tools, rebuild self-love, and practice forgiveness toward themselves and others. She focuses on small, manageable steps that fit into daily life rather than large, abstract goals. Sessions look at what is practical and realistic for each person.
Powell provides sessions from California and conducts therapy in English. Her style aims to be welcoming and straightforward, making it easier for a worried parent to talk about worries and try new approaches at home.
What Donnise works with
Everything Donnise lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Donnise helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Self-love
Evidence-based approaches and online options for parenting support
Powell uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional healing. One approach centers on learning concrete coping skills for stress and anxiety, such as breathing techniques, grounding exercises, and step-by-step plans to handle overwhelming moments. This helps people manage day-to-day reactions and regain a sense of control.Another common focus is improving communication and processing grief. These methods involve practicing clear, compassionate communication and working through loss at a manageable pace. They are useful for resolving recurring conflicts, reducing guilt or shame, and finding a renewed sense of direction and self-love.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust techniques over time so the work matches changing needs and real-life parenting demands.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging let clients check in between appointments or share reflections when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to practice new skills and stay consistent with care.
Questions people ask about Donnise
What issues does Donnise focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, grief, parenting, and coping with life changes, plus related topics like communication problems and self-love.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are warm and conversational with an emphasis on practical coping skills and honest, relational conversation rather than formal clinical distance.
What background and experience does she have?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with six years of clinical experience working with the concerns listed above.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in California and holds the credential LCSW in that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment 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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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