About Donna
Donna Avant is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Alabama with 32 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and relationship concerns. Donna also supports clients facing parenting and family stress, workplace strain, and questions about life purpose and self-esteem.
Donna frames therapy as a practical, interactive process. She listens carefully and helps clients identify thoughts and behaviors that get in the way.
How Donna works
Sessions often include learning coping skills, testing new ways of thinking, and planning small steps toward change. Her work addresses both everyday pressures and bigger life shifts. She helps people manage compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and issues that come with hospice and end-of-life situations.
Codependency, communication problems, and social anxiety are also within her focus. Donna blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques. That means she centers the person in the room while addressing unhelpful thinking patterns with concrete tools.
She draws on each client’s values and strengths when suggesting options for change. Clients can expect straightforward guidance and practical exercises between sessions when helpful. Donna aims to support clearer decision-making and stronger coping skills.
She invites people to explore their story and work toward more manageable daily living.
Donna lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Donna works with
The areas below are the ones Donna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 32 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
How Donna’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s unique concerns. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects feelings, and helps people clarify what matters most. This approach is useful when someone wants a supportive space to make sense of their feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses clear, practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new actions. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want specific tools to change patterns.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together you will decide whether to emphasize client-centered listening, CBT techniques, or a blend of both to match your needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is closest to an in-person meeting, phone can be a simpler connection when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets you type thoughts in real time, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, pacing, and the style of contact that works best for each person.
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