LCSW
Mindy McDonald, LCSW
- Experience10 years
- LocationTexas
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and LGBT
- Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Mindy
Mindy McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who guides people through a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, addiction, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
Background and approach
With a practical, strengths-based outlook, she helps clients notice patterns shaped by life experiences and explore concrete steps toward more satisfying daily living. Her style blends warmth, sensitivity, and collaboration.
Mindy uses an integrative approach drawing from cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, and emotion-focused practices to tailor plans to each person’s needs. She emphasizes building rapport, mutual respect, and pacing the work to fit the client’s readiness.
Clients can expect a focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, discussing how past experiences influence current coping, and developing realistic options for change. Mindy’s ten years of clinical experience in Texas inform a practical, compassionate practice that aims to leave people in a stronger place than when they arrived.
Approaches that guide online care
The practice draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop practical coping strategies, particularly useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to support clients in clarifying values and building psychological flexibility so they can take meaningful action even when difficult feelings arise. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and coping, which can help with intimacy issues, communication problems, and healing from relational wounds.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then blends methods to create a plan that fits the individual rather than applying a single model prescriptively.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, caregiving, and location constraints. These formats allow for consistent contact and practical skill-building between sessions, making it easier to integrate therapeutic work into everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Utah, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Tennessee
Languages
English
What Mindy can help with
Mindy McDonald works with clients on stress and anxiety, LGBT, relationship issues, grief, and depression.
Mindy has worked with individuals and groups for over 20 years, both in a clinical setting as well as in a crisis intervention capacity.
How Mindy approaches therapy
Mindy's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, and Gottman Method.
Experience and training
Mindy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Texas, with 10 years of clinical experience.