About Donna
Donna Daigle-Thomas is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who blends practical strategies with a calm, accepting presence. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, and other life challenges. Donna uses clear, direct talk and a warm approach to make difficult subjects easier to address.
She brings seven years of counseling experience to each session, listening first to understand what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
Sessions concentrate on what is happening now and on small, realistic steps that lead to change. Donna values honesty, respect, and steady support as people work through hard moments. Her work draws from several evidence-informed approaches, including acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive behavioral tools, and mindfulness practices.
She adapts those methods to the individual's pace and needs, focusing on skills that can be used between sessions. When trauma is present, she may include methods designed to help process painful memories safely. Donna also addresses issues such as relationship strain, grief, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD-related struggles, and questions of purpose and self-worth.
She helps clients untangle guilt, reduce shame, and build everyday habits that support self-love. First responder issues and communication difficulties are part of her additional focus. People who choose Donna can expect straightforward guidance, active problem solving, and time to explore feelings without judgment.
She encourages small experiments and clear goals so change feels doable. Getting started means taking one careful step at a time.
Therapeutic approaches that translate online
Donna uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and feelings while focusing on what matters most to them. ACT supports setting values-based goals and taking small steps toward a meaningful life even when difficult emotions remain. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors. CBT offers concrete exercises and homework that suit video or text formats and help build everyday skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Donna will review the options with each person and tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps pick strategies that feel doable and match a person's rhythm and comfort level.
Online therapy here can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat offer short, flexible ways to share updates and get support between sessions. These options help make therapy more adaptable to busy schedules, work hours, and different energy levels.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English