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Donna Baynes, LPC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing
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About Donna

Donna Baynes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia who focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, and career questions.

Background and approach

With 10 years of professional experience, she blends practical strategies and empathic support to help clients navigate life changes, manage emotions like anger and guilt, and address issues such as compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and feelings of isolation.

Her style is warm, respectful, and nonjudgmental, emphasizing collaboration as she and the client shape a plan tailored to individual needs. Donna draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to offer clear tools for coping, to strengthen decision-making, and to build on existing strengths.

She also attends to family-of-origin dynamics, blended family and caregiver stress, communication difficulties, and other relational patterns that affect daily life. Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and she communicates in English.

Prospective clients select a subscription option that can be canceled at any time and schedule according to therapist availability.

Practical Approaches for Online Growth

Donna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. This approach focuses on changing thinking and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Motivational Interviewing complements CBT by helping clients clarify their values and increase motivation for change, making it useful for challenges like career transitions, caregiving stress, or lifestyle shifts.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what has worked in the past, then adjusts methods as progress unfolds. That partnership helps tailor interventions so they fit a client's needs rather than applying a one-size-fits-all solution.

Online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer practical flexibility for busy schedules or geographic constraints. These options allow sessions to fit into daily life, support ongoing skill practice between meetings, and make consistent access to a licensed professional more manageable for many people.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Donna address?
She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career issues, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach used?
The approach combines practical, goal-oriented methods with empathic support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy guide sessions to build skills and set actionable goals.
What is Donna's professional background?
Donna is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of experience working with a range of mental health and life concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is licensed in Georgia with the designation GA LPC LPC002818 and practices from that state.
Does Donna offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English

What Donna can help with

Donna Baynes works with clients on stress and anxiety, parenting issues, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Donna works with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and multicultural issues.

Donna works with young adults and parents of special needs students in the educational setting.

How Donna approaches therapy

Donna's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Donna uses cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, motivational interviewing, and solution focused counseling.

Experience and training

Donna is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Georgia.

Therapy style

Donna aims to support and encourage you on a journey to a more peaceful and joyful life.