Donna Maso , LCSW

Donna Maso is a licensed clinical social worker with 31 years of experience helping people navigate relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting struggles, and anger. She offers calm, practical support for people facing difficult life events and transitions. Donna uses clear, straightforward methods to help clients find workable steps forward.

Her approach centers on listening first and building on each person's strengths. She uses client-centered conversation to understand what matters most to you. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that cause distress. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices are used when emotion regulation and coping are urgent needs.

Donna has worked in many settings across outpatient, inpatient, crisis, and hospice environments. That range gives her experience with grief, end-of-life care, caregiver stress, and issues that come with aging. She has also supported people affected by domestic violence, family conflict, and complicated family arrangements like blended households.

Sessions focus on practical tools you can use between meetings. Solution-focused methods aim for clear goals and small achievable steps. Donna helps people organize next steps, practice new skills, and track progress in ways that fit daily life.

Clients can expect straightforward language and a non-judgmental tone. Donna draws on long experience while keeping sessions grounded and goal-oriented. She works in English and practices in Florida as an LCSW.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Donna uses client-centered work to start by listening and learning what matters most to each person. This approach focuses on the client's perspective and helps shape goals that feel relevant and realistic. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers tools for changing unhelpful thinking patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Donna will talk with each person about goals and preferences and may combine methods to match those needs. Together you decide which techniques to try and adjust them based on what helps you make steady progress.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls work well for deeper conversations when face-to-face interaction matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in fits into a break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, step-by-step coaching, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent across busy lives and across different daily routines.