About Donna
Donna Naffah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 17 years of experience. She focuses on anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, parenting strain, anger, and depression. Donna aims to make it easier to take the first step toward help and meets people where they are.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on current problems and what feels most urgent. Donna builds an atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be said aloud without judgment.
Background and approach
That makes it easier to try new ways of coping. Her work draws on several approaches that translate into clear, usable steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and practices to shift them.
Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to reduce reactivity and notice what’s happening in the body. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports understanding and reshaping how people respond to emotional triggers in relationships. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on strengths and small, achievable changes to move toward goals.
Donna mixes approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than following a strict formula. She often helps people manage everyday pressures like caregiving stress, communication problems, guilt, or issues tied to illness and chronic pain. Sessions can include skill-building, problem-solving, and gentle reflection.
The pace and focus are adjusted to what the client says they need at the time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in the room. The therapist aims to reflect feelings, respect each person's pace, and help them name what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. That work often includes homework between sessions to try new skills in daily life. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps. Decisions about techniques are collaborative, so the plan matches each person's needs and preferences. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be useful when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing skill practice, or when writing feels more natural. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional understanding.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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