About Donna
Donna Kaufman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She has 14 years of experience and offers straightforward support for people facing life changes, addiction concerns, parenting challenges, eating issues, and family-related stress. She uses a conversational, accepting approach so people can speak freely about what’s on their mind.
Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking.
How Donna works
Donna aims to reduce overwhelm and build small habits that add up over time. Her work draws on several evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and client-centered listening that keeps the person’s priorities central. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy and narrative therapy when those fit the situation.
Donna pays attention to how cultural background, caregiver responsibilities, and money worries shape everyday life. She also supports people dealing with autism or Asperger syndrome, body image concerns, and lingering family-of-origin issues. The focus is on practical coping and clearer communication.
Sessions aim to be collaborative. Donna helps people set small, realistic goals and tracks progress over time. She works from New York and conducts sessions in English by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging.
Taking the first step can feel hard. Donna offers steady, nonjudgmental support to help people move toward more satisfying daily life.
Donna lists 7 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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- 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 | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting caught up in them and clarifies what matters most. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down patterns of thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift them, which often helps with anxiety, mood issues, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client’s lead to build trust and direction in sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. The therapist adjusts tools over time based on what helps, so the plan evolves together rather than being fixed up front.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer check-ins, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quick conversation fits a break at work, and live chat or text messaging allow short updates, check-ins between sessions, or a lower-pressure way to share thoughts. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and provide multiple ways to stay connected with a licensed professional.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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