About Donna
Donna Thompson-Lisiecki is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 20 years of clinical experience. She draws on long experience to help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in repeating patterns. Donna is open and direct in her approach and asks clients to be honest as the starting point for change.
She believes change takes effort. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear goals, and steady progress. Donna asks clients to stay engaged and motivated while she provides steady support and feedback.
Background and approach
Her work covers anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem and relationships. She also addresses life transitions like career shifts, midlife questions, and finding life purpose. First responder issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, and compassion fatigue are also within her scope.
Donna uses several therapeutic styles to match the needs of each person. She draws on client-centered work to create a respectful space, emotionally-focused ideas to clarify heart-centered concerns, and mindfulness to build present-moment skills. Jungian and existential ideas inform discussions about meaning and identity.
Outside the therapy room she enjoys gardening, art, music, travel, and renovating an Avion trailer. Donna emphasizes honesty, hard work, and practical tools so people can move toward greater calm, clearer boundaries, and more meaningful choices.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Donna often blends client-centered work and emotionally-focused therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and respect, helping people feel heard and understood while they set their own goals. Emotionally-focused techniques help identify and name strong feelings and patterns that affect relationships and personal wellbeing.She also uses mindfulness-based practices to build present-moment awareness and coping skills for anxiety and stress. Mindfulness exercises can be short and practical, and they are easy to practice between sessions to reduce reactivity and promote calm.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Donna will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest steps to try. Together they assess what helps and adjust the plan over time so therapy stays focused on what matters most to the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging can be used for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing. These options provide flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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