About Donna
Donna Gensler is a licensed social worker with twenty years of clinical experience. She holds KS LSCSW and AZ LCSW credentials and draws on long experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. Donna began her career in the child welfare system and spent many years working with people from diverse backgrounds.
That work shaped her practical approach to common concerns like parenting stress, attachment issues, blended family problems, and navigating major life changes.
How Donna works
Her sessions focus on clear, usable steps rather than jargon. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to reduce anxious thoughts and to build better daily habits. Attachment-based ideas help when relationships and communication are strained.
Motivational Interviewing supports people wrestling with substance use or motivation to change. Donna works with issues including grief, anger, compulsive behaviors, panic, social anxiety, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses adoption and foster care matters, domestic violence effects, codependency, and problems around forgiveness and impulsivity.
In therapy she helps clients set realistic goals and checks progress along the way. She offers straightforward feedback and practical tools to cope with stressors. Sessions aim to build skills that make everyday life easier and more manageable.
Sessions are available in English and she accepts international clients. People choose Donna when they want experienced guidance, a clear plan, and tools they can use between sessions.
Donna lists 8 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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LSCSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kansas |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Donna often draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems alive; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood symptoms. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current communication and trust, which can help with family conflicts and relationship struggles. Motivational Interviewing is used when people are considering change around substance use or habits and need help building motivation and small steps.Choosing the best approach happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process guides which techniques are emphasized and how sessions are structured over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work more deeply with visual contact. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a good option for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief exchanges, homework, and ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while still using the therapist's chosen approaches.
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