Donna King , LPC

Donna King is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 18 years of experience supporting people through trauma, relationship challenges, mood concerns, and life transitions. She has specialized training in trauma, including work with military-related trauma, and applies that knowledge to help clients manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, grief, and the lasting impacts of abuse.

Known for an accepting and engaged style, Donna treats each person with dignity and respect and works with clients from diverse backgrounds and belief systems. Although she identifies as a Christian, she regularly welcomes clients who are not, and faith differences have not posed a barrier in her practice. Her approach is intentionally eclectic, tailoring methods to match each person - drawing from cognitive-behavioral strategies to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, client-centered principles to foster a supportive therapeutic alliance, and trauma-focused techniques when appropriate.

Donna also brings experience addressing relationship and family concerns, intimacy and parenting issues, addiction and coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She aims to help people navigate everyday stresses as well as more difficult life events, combining practical tools and empathic support to guide clients toward clearer goals and improved functioning. Donna looks forward to partnering with clients who are ready to make changes and build resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Donna King draws on client-centered therapy to create a collaborative, respectful space where the client’s experience guides the work - this approach emphasizes empathy and active listening to strengthen self-understanding and personal growth. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. For clients impacted by traumatic events, Donna incorporates trauma-focused techniques such as EMDR to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity.

Determining the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and is done collaboratively. Donna will work with each person to consider their goals, history, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so the care fits the client rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility constraints. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals and therapists from a location that works for the client, support consistent scheduling, and allow therapeutic work to continue through life transitions and changing needs.