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Donna Welles, LICSW

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationMassachusetts
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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About Donna

Donna Welles, LICSW, draws on 13 years of clinical experience to support people navigating stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She centers care on the person's own perspective, valuing clients as experts in their stories while offering professional guidance to bolster motivation, confidence, and coping skills.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes empowerment and practical strategies tailored to each individual's strengths and goals. In addition to core concerns like self-esteem and coping with change, Donna attends to a broad range of issues including relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, mood and personality disorders, and ADHD.

She integrates client-centered principles with evidence-informed methods to address impulsivity, communication problems, compassion fatigue, and multicultural concerns. Donna works from Massachusetts and offers sessions in English, aiming to help clients move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Donna combines client-centered therapy with mindfulness and DBT-informed skills to support people working through emotional and behavioral challenges. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person's experiences guide the work and strengths are amplified to promote growth. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical tools for managing intense emotions and impulsivity, teaching skills in distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness practice is used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce rumination, which can help with anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative rather than fixed; the therapist partners with each client to determine which combination of methods best aligns with their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they evaluate what techniques feel most helpful and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or mobility limitations. These formats make it easier to access consistent support from Massachusetts-based licensed professionals while accommodating different communication styles and schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Donna works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and ADHD among other focus areas.
What therapeutic styles does she use in sessions?
The practice emphasizes client-centered therapy alongside Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness techniques to build coping skills, emotional regulation, and self-awareness.
How much clinical experience does Donna bring?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with diverse mental health and life challenges, applying that background to support clients through change and recovery.
Where is Donna licensed and what are her credentials?
Donna is licensed in Massachusetts and holds the credential MA LICSW 115166 as a clinical social worker.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability and preference.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Co-morbidityCommunication problemsForgivenessImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Massachusetts

Languages

English

What Donna can help with

Donna Welles works with clients on stress and anxiety, self esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Donna works with clients with stress and anxiety, motivation, self esteem, and confidence.

How Donna approaches therapy

Donna's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Therapy.

Experience and training

Donna is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in Massachusetts, with 13 years of clinical experience.