Hello,
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC) in South Carolina. I am also a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in the state of North Carolina. I have been licensed for more than twenty years and have provided therapy in a number of settings to include a mental health clinic, military bases and not-for-profit agencies. I have a wealth of knowledge and experience working with individuals, families and couples. I have facilitated psychotherapy groups and provided individual therapy. I am certified in Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) and I am grounded in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) as well as Trauma Focused CBT.
I genuinely enjoy working with others and have been successful helping people attain their goals. In addition to DBT and CBT, I have a rich background in Mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) , Motivational Interviewing and Brief Solution Focused Therapy.
I believe that it takes courage and commitment to confront oneself and bring about change in a therapeutic relationship. I am nonjudgmental, empathetic, compassionate and sensitive to the effort it takes to engage in therapy. I welcome the opportunity to work with individuals that are genuinely committed to self examination and change.
Additional areas of focus:Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Aging and geriatric issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Workplace issues
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Donald McRae. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Very knowledgeable and helpful
Written on Jan 14, 2026 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management
Excellent therapist. Very supportive. He makes me feel extremely comfortable opening up about my issues.
Written on Dec 07, 2025 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions
Donald is awesome & has helped me a great deal.
Written on Jul 10, 2025 after therapy with Donald for 2 years and 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Don is a great therapist. He has great tools and is very knowledgeable.
Written on Jun 23, 2025 after therapy with Donald for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem
Don was amazing. He helped me get right to the heart of the matter I was struggling with and he provided ample resources to assist with my now much improved mental health.
Written on Jun 16, 2025 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Excellent therapist
Written on Jun 06, 2025 after therapy with Donald for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, and adhd
Professional insight from a non-judgmental perspective, highly recommended
Written on Apr 15, 2025 after therapy with Donald for 4 years and 2 months on issues concerning addictions, self esteem, career difficulties, coaching, and adhd
Is always nice to talk to him, because I always learn something new
Written on Feb 08, 2025 after therapy with Donald for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, and trauma and abuse
Patient and confident counselor.
Written on Sep 12, 2024 after therapy with Donald for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, and relationship issues
Fantastic, interesting, highly experienced (including aid with substance abuse), caring, and strong. Thank you, Donald!
Written on May 19, 2024 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions
I am amazed that my “counselor” can be astute to my situation and concerns while also displaying heartfelt compassion. I questioned whether or not to attempt online therapy, but no longer is that question appropriate. It certainly CAN be achieved.
Written on Nov 21, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd
Donald McRae is the best therapist that I have been talking with he is very helpful.
Written on Nov 08, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, and anger management
Don has been a wonderful therapist. He is teaching me how to cope with my anxious thoughts and has provided me with methods and advice which I plan to use for a long time.
Written on Aug 30, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
Don McRae has been an excellent therapist. Listens well. Is punctual, and has great feedback and recommendations!
Written on Jul 22, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse
Best therapist I've ever had, I've been trying to get good help for 10 years. I'm lucky to have found him.
Written on Jul 11, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Enjoyed my session with Donald McRae. He was interested in my dilemma and help me with clarity.
Written on Jun 20, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, and grief
A very insightful, kind, and warm person. Never once did I feel uncomfortable opening up about some of my deepest insecurities. I can't imagine a better therapist out there!
Written on May 28, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
Don has been absolutely pivotal in not only my alcohol recovery, my marriage and my stress management. Also, helped me identify some deep personal religious conflicts I have in myself. I would recommend for anyone just getting into Therapy.
Written on Apr 27, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
He is extremely attentive and helpful.
Written on Apr 26, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Don has Amazing tools and super helpful listening and communication skills!
Written on Feb 16, 2023 after therapy with Donald for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and adhd
Wonderful experience
Written on Nov 11, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
Donald is awesome - excited to continue
Written on Oct 28, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Helpful and professional. Each session is valuable. Really glad to be working with him. Highly recommended. Way better than my previous therapist on betterhelp. This guy actually cares.
Written on Oct 27, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and bipolar disorder
He’s always been there when I wasn’t so thank you for having faith in me when I didn’t.
Written on Oct 19, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Don is great!
Written on Sep 04, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching
Dons a really educated and well rounded therapist. You are in great hands.
Written on Aug 29, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Don has been absolutely awesome, really don’t consider him my therapist but my friend. So lucky to get paired with him
Written on Aug 04, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 7 months on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes
Don always offers insight that I can take with me. He suggests books, podcasts, apps and quotes that apply to my situation and needs at the time of our sessions.
Written on Jun 16, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
He is absolutely amazing. I've been to several therapists and have never felt like anyone has ever understood me the way he has. He's very patient and understanding and comes up with ways that most appeal to me, in terms of dealing with life issues.
Written on Jun 10, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, and self esteem
Very professional and knowledgeable. Make you feel comfortable to talk about anything. Have had the best experience with Better Help and Don. Thank you
Written on Jun 06, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and adhd
Don is an excellent listener, who is very good at helping process thoughts and bring things back into focus. His expertise in getting to the heart of the issue and giving an unbiased perspective are invaluable. I have been constantly impressed by his use and introduction of outside materials that I typically find helpful. His responses to written communication have always been timely, and he has given the distinct impression that he truly cares about his patients/clients and is invested in helping find a healthy path forward, while showing patience when I cannot immediately see what may be more obvious to an outside observer. While my journey is by no means complete, I think I am certainly closer to the right path with his guidance.
Written on Apr 28, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and adhd
I continue to be amazed by the help that comes from the session with Donald McRae. Great at listening and responding with insight and compassion. He is also very responsive in a timely fashion to messages between sessions. Highest recommendations for Donald McRae!
Written on Jan 24, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Don was extremely helpful in our initial meeting and I appreciated his insight. I look forward to continuing therapy with him
Written on Jan 17, 2022 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue
Donald has been a good therapist for me.
He listens, seems to have great experience, and I've found him to be helpful.
Written on Oct 07, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger management, and adhd
Don has been an extremely helpful and understanding counselor. He always listens to my concerns and recommends further readings outside of our sessions that may help me.
Written on Aug 22, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 2 months on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue
So far so good. I like how he was able to relate to me so quickly.
Written on Jun 15, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and compassion fatigue
Donald McRae is a very helpful person, he knows exactly what he is doing and knows how to give very good specific details and tries his hardest to understand on what we are going threw.
Written on Jun 07, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and anger management
Mr. McRae is excellent! He is always available (during business hours) and is eager to communicate with his clients! He is very knowledgeable and a great resource!
Written on Apr 22, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, and sleeping disorders
Don has been fantastic. He's great at listening but knows when and how to interject with support, advice and a plan. He's also very responsive and checks in on progress. Very happy to have him in my corner.
Written on Apr 22, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and career difficulties
For someone who never thought counseling was for me, this has been an invaluable experience
Written on Apr 17, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues
A respectful and informed counselor
Written on Apr 10, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Don is very thorough and has helped guide me tremendously. He holds me accountable and is always able to offer sound advice. Don is also flexible. He has set up calls for weekends when slots filled up during the week. Don has a wealth of knowledge and resources that point toward growth. I am eternally grateful for his service and help!!
Written on Mar 02, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
Donald has been my first counselor on Betterhelp and honestly, it's been much better than I expected. I had read so many horror stories of people having bad therapists on Betterhelp but Donald has been attentive, thorough, and really seems to have an understanding of how more sensitive people like me process emotions. For the first time in therapy, I don't feel judged or too much for someone to have to deal with. He really makes me feel normal and helps guide me in a way that I don't feel pressured or demanded. I really feel like we would have great success working together long-term!
Written on Feb 15, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
Don was fantastic. He is insightful, an active listener, and very easy to talk to.
Written on Feb 05, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Donald is a fantastic counselor, and very easy to talk to. He was the first counselor I have ever spoken to, and I was immediate impressed by how closely he listened to and understood what I was saying.
Written on Jan 23, 2021 after therapy with Donald for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, and eating disorders
Donald McRae is wonderful!
Written on Dec 29, 2020 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Very attentive and all around great guy
Written on Dec 17, 2020 after therapy with Donald for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and self esteem
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