Donna Jeane Pappas, LCMHC

Donna Jeane Pappas welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or in the middle of big life changes. She writes in a gentle, direct way and asks practical questions to help people choose what matters next. Donna aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where motivated people can clarify goals and take action.

She uses a coaching-oriented style that is forward-focused and practical. Sessions concentrate on current goals rather than long explorations of the past. Donna helps people build tools for everyday life - ways to handle stress, manage anxiety, and move through grief or major health concerns.

With 32 years of experience, Donna is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - LCMHC - in North Carolina. Her background includes supporting people through caregiving, chronic illness, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and career or identity transitions. She also works with parenting challenges, blended family issues, and compassion fatigue.

Clinically, she draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy. These methods are used to shape practical steps, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and strengthen values-based choices.

People often come for help with stress, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, or to find more meaning and direction. Donna partners with each person to set clear goals and create manageable steps toward a more satisfying daily life.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Donna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and building practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and cope with stress. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them, accept difficult feelings without getting stuck, and take committed steps toward a meaningful life.

She also draws on client-centered methods that emphasize listening and collaboration. Together the therapist and client will decide which approach or combination fits best. That choice is a shared process guided by your goals, needs, and what feels most useful in session.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to stay connected across distances.