About me
I am licensed in Kentucky with 26 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, lgbt-related issues, coping with grief and loss, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
Body Image , Cancer , Codependency , Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster , Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) , Domestic Violence , Drug and Alcohol Addiction , Emptiness , Expats , Family of Origin Issues , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Licensing
KY LCSW 1417
Reviews
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Donna has been so amazing to talk to. She is patient and supportive. She offers insightful advice that I find both reassuring and encouraging. I find myself much calmer since starting therapy with her.
Donna is very kind and patient. She helped me find better ways to cope with my issues. I appreciate her.
Donna has been amazing throughout my time with her. She is warm, encouraging and positive, but at the same time very practical. I love that she gives recommendations to put action to my words and change my focus and perspective on the things I'm struggling with. She is great!
I could write a novel of how amazing Donna Birney is, but I swear that it still wouldn't do her any justice. I just can't adequately describe how truly amazing she is. She is so real, so serious and blunt, but caring and considerate. She really has a way of putting things in a way that I understand. It is possibly the best experience in my life and I wish I could have met her years ago when I first thought about doing therapy. But I put it off for so long thinking I could just handle things, I'm strong, I've got a family to help me, I've got this! I was right, to some degree, but I didn't get it healthily. I was only strong for so long until I burned out and started losing joy in life and taking it out in unhealthy ways. Me putting it off really hindered growth. I gave advise often to people telling them that asking for help doesn't make you weak, meanwhile I was suffering for over a decade and never asked for help! I am just SO happy that when I finally said screw it, let's give this a shot and see how well it works, that I got matched to Donna!!!! She gets me. She understands. She relates! She encourages me to seek out joy and enjoy my life. To have fun! To take the time every day to actually care about myself, even if it's just for an hour and do something I enjoy doing! I don't think I've ever felt so at ease ever in my life. And just in 3 weeks, my anxiety and stress levels went from a traditional average of 8-10/10 down to a 5-ish. A weak 5 at that. I didn't know therapy would help THIS much! God.. how I wish I had started sooner! But I might not have met her if I did! THANK YOU DONNA!!!!
I have already learned a lot by talking with Donna.