About Donna
Donna Miles Asare is a licensed clinical social worker in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She approaches therapy with a respectful, down-to-earth attitude and encourages clients to use their own strengths as part of change. Donna aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and supportive.
She works from practical methods that focus on how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Sessions often include simple, usable tools to reduce worry and lift mood.
How Donna works
Donna uses exercises that help people notice what matters to them and take small steps in that direction. Her background includes four years of professional practice supporting people through tough life moments. She also brings experience around hospice and end-of-life counseling, concerns about infidelity and jealousy, multicultural issues, and paranoia.
These topics shape how she listens and plans sessions. Donna uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy depending on what the person needs. She explains methods plainly and focuses on skills clients can use between sessions.
The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Donna accepts international clients and works with people who want a straightforward, collaborative approach to feeling better.
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take committed action toward those values. It uses simple exercises to change the relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings rather than trying to eliminate them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety and lift mood. It often includes short homework tasks to practice new ways of thinking and acting.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Donna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will adjust methods as needed. Together they decide which techniques to try first and monitor what is helping over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text work well for quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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