About Donna
Donna Iverson is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois with 36 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, family concerns, grief, parenting strain, and self-esteem. Donna approaches each person with respect for their strengths and life story.
She offers coaching-style guidance when clients want concrete change. Donna centers sessions on what each person brings to the room. She listens first, then helps shape goals that feel manageable.
How Donna works
She uses straightforward tools and conversations to address day-to-day problems and longer-term patterns. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care, first responder and veteran issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters. She has also supported people facing personality disorder challenges.
That experience informs how she responds to trauma, loss, and strong emotions. Clinically, Donna draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Those approaches are used to build insight, change unhelpful thoughts, and support action steps.
Sessions often include skill practice, reflection, and planning for real-life situations. Donna provides help by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. She encourages people to take small steps and celebrates progress along the way.
Donna lists 4 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
- Grief
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Coaching
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 36 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How these approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the person's pace, validates their experience, and helps identify personal strengths to build on. This approach supports people coping with grief, family stress, and low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change thought patterns that fuel anxiety or unhelpful behavior. Sessions often include practical exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety, and problem-solving around parenting or life changes.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Donna works with each person to choose or blend methods based on needs, goals, and what feels doable. She checks in regularly and adjusts strategies as things change so therapy stays relevant and focused on small wins.
Online formats make it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in helps during a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter updates, real-time coping, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options give flexibility while keeping work focused on practical steps and reflection.
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