About Donna
Donna Woodliff is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people feeling overwhelmed by perfectionism, intense anxiety, trauma, and loneliness. She keeps sessions focused and practical so clients can start feeling less burdened and more able to make changes. Donna uses careful listening and compassionate validation to help people name the hurts behind their pain.
She guides clients to notice patterns that lead to self-rejection and to practice kinder self-talk.
Background and approach
The work often includes learning how to say needs out loud and ask for support. Sessions are collaborative and action oriented. Donna invites people to try small steps between meetings to test new ways of relating to themselves and others.
She brings problem solving into conversations so people leave with clear ideas to try at home. Her background includes five years of clinical work and she holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and CSW. Donna practices with clients in Georgia and conducts sessions in English.
People can expect a gentle but direct approach that balances empathy with practical tools. The aim is to reduce shame and increase self-compassion while building skills for managing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life changes.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Donna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on healing trauma and reducing shame. One common approach helps people unpack past wounds and understand how those experiences shape current reactions; this work is practical and aimed at giving new ways to respond instead of reacting. Another approach centers on building self-compassion and clearer communication, teaching simple exercises to challenge harsh self-talk and to state needs more directly in relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their history, goals, and what feels most useful. Together they try an approach and adjust it based on what actually helps, so the work matches the client's pace and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect in writing between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and try different formats to see what works best.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English