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Donna Byxbe, LCSW

  • Experience29 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Donna

Donna Byxbe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with 29 years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, family and parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her work integrates a range of therapeutic methods selected to match each client’s goals and circumstances.

Donna draws on long experience in community mental health as well as years in independent practice, blending client-centered and psychodynamic perspectives with cognitive behavioral tools and EMDR when appropriate. She emphasizes a collaborative approach that honors each person’s right to self-determination, offering guidance, feedback, and practical strategies while encouraging clients to define their own growth path.

Sessions may address attachment and blended-family issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity, mood and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress, and seasonal mood shifts. Her style aims to help individuals and couples build stronger patterns of communication and coping, using techniques such as mindfulness, inner-child work, and targeted interventions drawn from her broad skill set.

Donna brings steady clinical judgment developed over nearly three decades to support people as they work toward clearer goals and healthier functioning.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy prioritizes the client's perspective, offering empathic listening and collaborative goal-setting so the client leads what feels most important. This approach supports work on issues like self-esteem, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes by centering the person’s own values and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and skill-building. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood regulation and adapts well to structured online sessions with homework and skill practice.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that works with processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity; when appropriate, parts of EMDR can be integrated into a paced online plan supported by the therapist.

Donna treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences, and the nature of presenting concerns to choose techniques that fit the client's needs, adjusting methods over time as progress and comfort evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity despite distance. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support, skill development, and therapeutic guidance with options that suit different communication styles and life demands.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Donna commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, family and parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, combining supportive listening with practical interventions from CBT, psychodynamic ideas, EMDR and mindfulness as fits the client's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Donna has practiced for 29 years, including long experience in community mental health and many years running a independent practice.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licence TX LCSW 40457 and practices in Texas.
Does she offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for appointments?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to therapist availability.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
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, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

29+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

What Donna can help with

Donna Byxbe works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression.

Donna works with serious mental illness and life choices.

Donna works with adults and children.

How Donna approaches therapy

Donna's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Donna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Texas, with 29 years of clinical experience.