Dr. Donna Cunningham, LPCC

Dr. Donna Cunningham is an Ohio-based licensed professional clinical counselor with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. Donna aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable for people under pressure.

Her sessions are practical and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Many conversations focus on what’s happening now and on skills people can use between meetings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) informs much of her work. That means she and a client look at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact and then try new ways of responding. The approach is used to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.

Donna describes her style as collaborative and compassionate. She helps clients identify patterns, practice new skills, and track progress over time. She pays attention to each person’s life context and priorities when planning next steps.

Clients can expect clear explanations and practical tools. Sessions may include setting small experiments, rewriting unhelpful thoughts, and building routines that support mood and coping. The aim is steady, practical change that fits each person’s life.

How CBT Meets Online Therapy

Dr. Cunningham uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT breaks problems into manageable pieces - thoughts, actions, and feelings - and focuses on practical steps to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve coping.

In online work she adapts CBT techniques for remote sessions. That can include setting small at-home experiments, practicing new skills during a video call, and reviewing thought records sent between sessions. These methods aim to build skills that can be used in day-to-day life and during transitions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. She will talk with each person about their needs and goals and recommend ways of working that fit their preferences. Together they decide whether to focus on symptom reduction, skill building, or problem-solving in a given period.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit a break during the day or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text can work for shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving, or tracking progress between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.