About Donna
Donna Marie Clark is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with over three decades of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, bipolar mood patterns, and major life changes. Her approach aims to make change feel doable and practical rather than overwhelming.
She listens with respect and sensitivity, then shapes conversations around each person’s goals. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings, and on building confidence to manage difficult emotions.
Background and approach
The tone in session is direct and supportive, with room for compassion and honest feedback. Donna uses a mix of methods to match what an individual needs. That can mean working on thoughts and behaviors, exploring patterns in relationships, or identifying personal values to guide decisions.
She keeps language straightforward so people can use what they learn right away. Over 32 years she has worked with many different challenges, including compassion fatigue, ADHD, and issues tied to aging or life purpose. She also addresses more specific concerns such as codependency, communication problems, impulsivity, and substance-related difficulties.
The therapist tailors a plan to the person who shows up, combining therapy techniques and practical coaching. Donna encourages people to take small steps, notice progress, and adjust the plan as needed.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that match personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, mood problems, and anger. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns affect how a person connects with others, which can help with intimacy issues and relationship struggles.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about what matters to the client, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and the therapist work together to pick tools that feel useful and realistic for everyday life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different needs. Video helps keep a face-to-face feel for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text messaging work well for quick coaching, brief updates, or keeping momentum between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work when travel or distance would otherwise get in the way.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English