Donya Franklin , LPC

Donya Franklin is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who brings 16 years of experience supporting people through life transitions, relationship challenges, and emotional struggles. She focuses on inspiring hope and helping clients move toward healing and growth, combining practical strategies with a compassionate, collaborative stance. Donya has worked with adolescents, adults, and groups on issues including addiction, anger management, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, grief and loss, trauma, stress, and a wide range of relationship and family concerns.

Her career spans private practice, community settings, residential programs, outpatient care at a community mental health center, and work within a domestic violence facility, giving her a broad perspective on clinical needs and intervention styles. Donya draws from multiple therapeutic modalities to tailor treatment to each person’s needs, using approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, solution-focused techniques, and other evidence-informed strategies to address symptoms and improve coping.

Donya views therapy as a partnership built on trust and mutual effort. She aims to create a supportive environment where clients can explore goals, practice new skills, and make meaningful changes. Seeking a therapist is an important step, and Donya approaches each case with patience and a commitment to helping clients find hope, healing, and positive change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Options for Online Work

Donya integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to support clients in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathy, acceptance, and creating a collaborative relationship so clients can explore their goals and values and feel understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and practicing practical skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.

She also applies the Gottman Method for clients working on couple and relationship issues, using structured interventions that improve communication, rebuild connection, and address patterns that create conflict. Each approach is explained in clear terms and selected to match the concerns a person brings to therapy.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Donya works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. Online sessions offer flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so therapy can fit into busy schedules and be accessed from different locations. These options make it easier to maintain consistency, try new skills between meetings, and stay connected to licensed professionals when support is needed.