Dr. Donna St. Hillier , LMHC

Dr. Donna St. Hillier uses a blend of practical, talk-forward approaches to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. She brings 40 years of experience and a calm, steady presence to sessions. Donna holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, LMHC, in Florida.

Her style centers on helping people notice what matters and take steps toward those values. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to find small, doable changes that improve day-to-day coping. Mindfulness techniques are used to reduce overwhelm and return attention to the present.

She also offers client-centered and psychodynamic perspectives to understand patterns that keep problems repeating. That combination can help people who feel stuck after loss, life transitions, or long-term stress. Common concerns addressed include coping with life changes, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and issues tied to gender and sexual identity.

Donna has long experience supporting people facing end-of-life questions, chronic medical challenges, and the emotional effects of aging. She helps clients untangle guilt, shame, abandonment, and the search for life purpose in clear, simple steps. Her work with LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns is informed by decades of clinical practice.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. She encourages clients to use their own strengths and life experience to make steady progress. People meet her when they want practical tools, a thoughtful listener, and a plan that fits their daily life.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Dr. St. Hillier often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most and take committed steps toward those goals. ACT focuses on values and small actions rather than trying to remove every difficult thought or feeling. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is also a core part of her work, offering clear skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that feed anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and what feels comfortable, then tailor methods to fit. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to emphasize values work, skills training, mindfulness practice, or deeper exploration of life patterns.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls let people connect face to face, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat suit shorter check-ins or working between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.