LSCSW, LCSW
Donna Gensler, LSCSW, LCSW
- Experience20 years
- LocationKansas
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
- Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Donna
Donna Gensler brings two decades of clinical social work experience to her practice, grounded in long-term work within the child welfare system and diverse community settings.
Background and approach
As an LSCSW and LCSW, she has provided evidence-based interventions for depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma-related symptoms, and life stressors while learning to adapt approaches to different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. Her style blends creativity with practical strategies, emphasizing collaborative goal-setting and clear, supportive feedback.
Donna draws from attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing approaches to tailor treatment to each person’s needs. She aims to help clients identify specific goals and build the skills and resilience needed to move toward the version of themselves they want to be.
Clients can expect an empathetic practitioner who values open communication and honest guidance. Donna’s background working with families and vulnerable populations informs a flexible, strengths-based orientation that seeks workable solutions for everyday challenges and deeper healing.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Donna integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based therapy into her work, using practical exercises to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and collaborative exploration of relational dynamics that shape emotional responses. CBT helps with mood disorders, anxiety, impulsivity, and skills for coping with life changes, while attachment-based work can clarify long-standing patterns in relationships and promote more supported ways of relating.She also draws on client-centered principles to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where goals are set together and the course of therapy is shaped by the client’s needs. Figuring out which combination of approaches fits best is part of the process; the therapist works collaboratively with clients to adjust methods based on goals, preferences, and what proves most helpful over time.
Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to maintain continuity across life changes or geographic moves. These remote formats allow licensed professionals to offer flexible appointment types and frequent check-ins so clients can pursue therapy in ways that match their routines and access needs.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, Arizona, Nevada
Languages
English
What Donna can help with
Donna Gensler works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and depression.
Donna works with countless families who are at an impasse on how to parent effectively in today’s world and be a healthy and communicative family system.
Donna works with depression, anxiety, and ADHD.
How Donna approaches therapy
Donna's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
Experience and training
Donna is an LSCSW practicing in Kansas, with 20 years of clinical experience.