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LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

Donna Bolinger, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasADHD, LGBT, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Donna

Donna Bolinger uses a client-centered, strengths-based approach to help people navigate a wide range of life challenges. Donna Bolinger, LCSW-C, emphasizes warmth, respect, and collaborative goal-setting while drawing on methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and narrative work to address concerns like depression, anxiety, grief, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She frames each person as more than a label and tailors interventions to match individual needs and values. With six years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Pennsylvania, she also brings experience addressing relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addiction, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and issues tied to identity and sexuality.

Her practice attends to practical problems such as sleep and eating difficulties, career and self-esteem struggles, and the emotional impacts of major life transitions. Donna works with clients to identify priorities, encourages honest dialogue, and supports clients through change with compassionate, goal-focused care.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that adapt to your needs

Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and helping clients identify their own goals while receiving respect and empathy; this approach is useful for addressing life transitions, grief, identity concerns, and many personal struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, stress, and some patterns linked to ADHD. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and calming practices that often support emotion regulation, sleep difficulties, and coping with chronic stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences to determine which methods or combination of methods are most appropriate, and will adjust the plan as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy with this clinician offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit work on mental health into busy schedules and varied daily responsibilities. These formats allow for regular check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and continuity of care when in-person visits are not possible, helping clients maintain momentum toward their goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
The practice focuses on mood and stress-related concerns including depression, anxiety, grief, and ADHD, along with relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, and career or self-esteem struggles.
What is the general therapeutic style?
Therapy is client-centered and collaborative, integrating cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, narrative approaches, and motivational interviewing to fit each person’s goals and preferences.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has six years of documented experience working as a licensed clinical social worker in therapeutic settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
Credentials include LCSW and LCSW-C with registration numbers PA LCSW CW020584 and MD LCSW-C 12446, and the therapist practices in Pennsylvania.
In which languages can clients work with this therapist?
Sessions are offered in English; the therapist is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what best fits their schedule and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Maryland, Pennsylvania

Languages

English

What Donna can help with

Donna Bolinger works with clients on LGBT, grief, depression, and coping with life changes.

How Donna approaches therapy

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

Experience and training

Donna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Pennsylvania.