Donna Naffah , LPC

Donna Naffah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 17 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, and depression, and she often addresses related concerns like body image, caregiver strain, and codependency.

She aims to make sessions straightforward and welcoming. Donna creates space for people to talk about hard feelings without judgment. She emphasizes clear, practical steps alongside listening and validation.

In her work she draws on client-centered methods that keep the person’s goals at the center. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her approach for helping people understand and shift interacting patterns that drive conflict and distance.

Donna often supports people dealing with chronic illness or pain, addiction concerns, divorce and separation, and the emotional fallout from domestic violence. She also helps those coping with shame, guilt, abandonment issues, and communication breakdowns.

Sessions may include mindfulness practices and solution-focused planning to build small, doable changes between meetings. Her style balances practical tools with empathic listening, so people leave sessions with clearer steps and a sense of being heard.

How her approaches translate to online care

Donna uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation focused on what matters most to the person. This approach involves open listening and reflecting so goals and values guide the work. It can help anyone who needs a steady, supportive space to sort through feelings.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT provides clear exercises and homework to practice between sessions, which works well when using video or text to check progress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to examine patterns in relationships and to shift how people respond to each other, which can be helpful for someone wanting better emotional connection and communication.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Donna will talk about options, try approaches, and adjust based on what the person finds helpful. That collaboration helps tailor sessions to specific goals and preferences.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets someone check in quickly, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflections. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working on goals between meetings.