Trina McDonald

Trina McDonald is a licensed counselor who draws on client-centered care and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people move through difficult moments. She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and brings ten years of experience to sessions. Her approach blends practical thinking tools with respect for each person’s strengths and values.

Trina often helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction. She also supports those facing grief, relationship and intimacy questions, and the life shifts that come with major change. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, communication problems, family concerns, forgiveness work, and issues related to HIV/AIDS and women’s health.

In sessions she uses a strength-based stance. That means she looks for what is already working, then builds on those skills. She integrates Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy when helpful to support behavior change and make sense of life stories.

Her faith and spirituality are part of how she works when clients want that included. She points to faith themes like hope and love to bolster self-worth and recovery efforts. Trina aims to help people feel more confident and able to handle emotional, social, and practical challenges.

Clients can expect a practical, respectful style that balances listening with clear strategies. Trina practices in North Carolina and has a decade of clinical work behind her. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in front of the therapist. It aims to create a respectful space where clients guide what is discussed and their strengths are emphasized. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice patterns of thought and behavior and then practice small, practical changes to feel and function better.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a client’s goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time rather than sticking to a single technique.

Confirm the specific session options before booking, since formats were not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins that work around work or caregiving schedules. It also makes continuity of care possible when people move or travel, while allowing therapists to offer the same therapeutic tools they would use in person.