I am licensed in West Virginia with 30 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & trauma and abuse. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. 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.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Expats, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
WV LPC 966
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Donna Borders. 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.
In our initial meeting Donna exceeded all expectations. Cannot wait to follow up. Highly recommend her expertise. She is caring and really appears to know what she is doing
Written on Mar 14, 2024 after therapy with Donna for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, anger management, and coaching
Very patient and easy to talk to.
Written on Jan 11, 2024 after therapy with Donna for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
With only our first session, Donna has really touched base on what is going on. She really takes the time to listen and empathize with the situation. I'm really looking forward to all future sessions and highly recommend her services.
Written on Jan 08, 2024 after therapy with Donna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Kind and helpful. Often I don't trust therapists but I trust her
Written on Aug 28, 2023 after therapy with Donna for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Donna is quite fluid and wise in understanding my, in the moment, needs. I would, and do, recommend her to anyone.
Written on May 17, 2023 after therapy with Donna for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
She is very innovative and she really listens to the person
Written on Feb 09, 2023 after therapy with Donna for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching