Donna Jeane Pappas , LCMHC

Donna Jeane Pappas is a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 32 years of experience. She works with people who feel weighed down by change, loss, or the slow drift away from what once felt meaningful. Her style suits those who want practical steps and clearer goals rather than long, open-ended therapy. Donna offers a respectful, nonjudgmental space for people ready to make intentional change.

Her work often centers on life transitions such as grief, caregiving, retirement, career shifts, and changes in parenting roles. She also supports people coping with major health concerns, chronic illness, and end-of-life matters. Many clients seek help for stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.

Donna uses a collaborative, coaching-oriented approach. Sessions focus on clarifying values, setting realistic goals, and building skills that fit daily life. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered ideas to create practical strategies for movement and meaning.

Over three decades she has guided people through midlife crises, postpartum challenges, caregiver stress, and bereavement. That breadth informs a flexible approach that adapts to each person’s priorities. She also addresses issues like ADHD, anger, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Clients can expect a forward-focused pace that honors past experience without getting stuck there. The work emphasizes intentional choices, resilience, and small consistent steps toward a more satisfying routine. Donna seeks to help people find clearer direction and renewed purpose.

How Donna Uses Practical Therapies Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, life transitions, and making clearer decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, and then practicing new, realistic ways of responding to stress and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and letting the client lead the pace and topics of sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Donna will work with each person to pick strategies that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they set short-term steps and check progress, adjusting techniques as needs change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, homework, or more frequent touchpoints between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.