Donna Naffah, LPC

Donna Naffah is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia. She brings 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship concerns, and parenting strain. Donna aims to create a calm space where people can speak honestly and be heard.

She uses practical methods grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on client-centered techniques to make sessions feel respectful and nonjudgmental. Emotion-focused and mindfulness strategies are used when feelings need to be understood or regulated in the moment.

Donna works with a range of concerns beyond the main areas, including body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, and issues that follow divorce or separation. She also addresses substance-related problems, domestic violence impacts, and feelings tied to guilt, shame, and abandonment.

Sessions are collaborative and practical. Donna helps people set clear goals, try small changes between sessions, and track progress over time. She explains ideas in plain language and focuses on what will make daily life feel easier.

Many clients appreciate short, actionable steps and tools they can use right away. Donna encourages curiosity and patience as people learn new patterns and develop stronger ways to manage emotions and relationships.

Practical therapy methods for online care

Donna commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify patterns of thinking that increase stress or anxiety and try small, concrete behavior changes. CBT can be helpful for worry, mood challenges, anger, and everyday problem solving. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and reflecting back what someone is feeling so they can find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about what feels most useful and adjust methods over time. Goals, preferences, and daily life demands guide which techniques are emphasized, and plans are revised as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people juggling busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let visual cues and conversation flow much like an in-person visit. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or shorter, frequent contact between sessions.