About Donna
Donna Robberecht is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California with four decades of experience helping people manage hard moments. She focuses on trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and the stress of major life changes. Donna aims to make starting therapy feel less overwhelming and more doable.
She combines practical, problem-focused tools with attention to life history. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Psychodynamic work looks at how past relationships and experiences shape present reactions. Donna often helps people who are struggling with grief, parenting challenges, or difficulties at work. She also supports those dealing with relationship conflict, low self-esteem, and feelings of isolation.
Aging and caregiver stress are other areas she addresses. In sessions, she encourages open conversation about thoughts and feelings without judgment. She uses straightforward language and focuses on concrete steps that can be taken between visits.
Her approach balances short-term strategies and longer-term reflection. Over many years she has worked with a wide range of concerns including mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and codependency. Donna emphasizes collaboration so people leave sessions with clearer next steps.
If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through the initial steps to get started.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Donna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. This approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it focuses on practical tools and skills that can be tried between sessions.She also uses Psychodynamic Therapy to look at how past relationships and early experiences influence current feelings and patterns. This work can help with long-standing relationship issues, attachment questions, and repeated emotional responses.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Donna discusses goals and preferences with each person and suggests a path that fits their needs. She revisits the plan over time so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for full conversations and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option with less bandwidth need. Live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins, homework review, or times when a written format is easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English