About Donna
Donna Miles Asare is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her approach aims to build confidence and everyday coping skills.
Donna values each person’s strengths and respects their own knowledge of their life. Donna uses straightforward talk and active techniques in sessions. She often helps people notice thoughts and feelings that get in the way.
Background and approach
Together they try out small behavior changes and new ways of responding to stress. Sessions can include skills practice, values-based planning, and working through upsetting reactions. Her background includes four years of clinical experience in California as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW.
That clinical time has involved supporting people through major life transitions and intense emotions. She also works with concerns such as infidelity, jealousy, multicultural issues, paranoia, and end-of-life questions. Donna is comfortable using several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
She tailors these tools to each person’s needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan. The focus is on what helps a person feel steadier day to day. If someone is ready to begin, Donna supports the first steps toward change.
She encourages small experiments and steady progress. The work moves at a pace that fits each person’s goals and life demands.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values, even when difficult feelings are present. It teaches simple practices for noticing thoughts and staying connected to chosen actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors through practical exercises and problem-solving. It often helps reduce anxiety and lift mood by testing assumptions and building new habits.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up to decide which methods to try first. Together they check progress and adjust tools so the work fits the person’s life and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and needs. Video lets people use visual cues during exercises, while phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text sessions can be a quick check-in, a way to practice skills between meetings, or an option when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work breaks, travel, or busy schedules, while still using ACT, CBT, or DBT techniques during sessions.
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English