Donna Naffah

Donna Naffah is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, anger, and depression. Donna aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about what matters most to them.

In sessions she encourages honest conversation about feelings and reactions. She listens closely and helps clients name what is happening in the moment. From there she and the client work together to find clearer thinking and small changes that make day-to-day life easier.

Donna draws on several practical approaches, including client-centered work that centers the person’s goals and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress. She also uses emotionally focused ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships and solution-focused strategies to set short-term goals.

Her experience includes many common life stresses such as caregiver strain, chronic illness, codependency, and substance-related problems. She also supports people facing divorce, communication breakdowns, control issues, guilt, shame, and body-image concerns.

Sessions are conducted in English and are offered in Virginia. Donna asks new clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule based on her availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Donna uses client-centered work to place the person's goals at the center of therapy. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting feelings, and following what matters most to the client, which helps when sorting through anger, relationship strain, or parenting stress.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and tests small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or reactivity. Emotionally focused ideas are used to notice and change interaction patterns that keep people stuck in conflict or distance.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Donna collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She will check in and adjust strategies as therapy progresses so the work stays practical and relevant.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. These practical benefits often help people sustain regular work on stress, anger, and relationship goals.