Donald Ford
Compassionate, practical care grounded in evidence-based methods
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Donald
Donald Ford is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 13 years of clinical experience addressing a broad range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, eating difficulties, anxiety, depression, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
He draws on a background that includes work in independent practice, residential treatment settings, and psychiatric hospitals, offering support to people coping with both acute crises and longer-term emotional challenges. Ford favors a collaborative, goal-oriented approach that centers the client's perspective while using evidence-informed techniques.
He commonly works within a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework and integrates methods from client-centered therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and the Gottman Method as relevant to each person's needs. His experience encompasses addiction and eating disorder treatment as well as interventions for family of origin problems, codependency, caregiver stress, and other interpersonal difficulties.
Committed to tailoring care, he aims to help clients reduce distressing symptoms and develop practical skills for managing stress, emotion regulation, communication, and life transitions. Donald Ford brings practical clinical experience and a respectful, client-focused stance to support people pursuing change and recovery.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Donald Ford commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new coping skills, which can reduce anxiety, depressive symptoms, and behaviors linked to addiction and eating concerns. He also integrates Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathy, active listening, and aligning treatment with the client's priorities to build trust and support personal growth. When appropriate, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills useful for intense emotional states and relationship challenges.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist works with each person to clarify goals, assess which methods fit best, and adapt interventions as needs and preferences evolve. This shared decision-making helps tailor care to the individual's situation rather than applying a single method rigidly.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility in how and when someone connects. These options can make it easier to attend regular sessions around work, caregiving, or travel, and allow techniques like skills coaching and between-session check-ins to continue consistently.
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Experience
13+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English