About Donda
Donda Roach is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Oklahoma with 14 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with addiction. She supports people coping with sleep problems, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She also addresses issues related to abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging, attachment difficulties, and complex personality concerns.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She treats each person as the expert on their life and focuses on small, practical steps that lead to change.
How Donda works
Sessions are aimed at finding what works for the client rather than following a fixed script. Donda draws on client-centered and solution-focused approaches, and she uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, when helpful. She works to identify unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits.
Motivational strategies are used to strengthen commitment when change feels hard. In sessions she helps people reframe problems into goals and develop concrete tools for daily life. That might include short exercises to manage anxiety, communication practices for relationship strain, or planning to improve sleep and self-care.
Progress is measured in small wins that matter to the individual. People can expect a respectful, goal-oriented approach that balances empathy with practical steps. Donda aims to help clients build skills they can use after therapy ends and to support them through transitions and losses.
Her practice is conducted in English and is based in Oklahoma. She combines warmth with clear guidance to help people move forward from difficult situations.
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What Donda works with
The areas below are the ones Donda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's perspective and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people clarify their own goals and values. This approach is useful for people who want an understanding, nonjudgmental space to make sense of their concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps identify what feels most useful and sustainable.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for people in Oklahoma and beyond. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, while phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options increase flexibility and make it possible to keep therapy consistent despite work, caregiving, or other time constraints.
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