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Donna King

Compassionate, experienced counselor for life transitions

LPC Missouri

Experience
18 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Donna

Donna King is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 18 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related issues.

Background and approach

She also works with concerns such as parenting, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, along with focused areas like abandonment, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and infidelity. Her practice also addresses compassion fatigue, isolation, and issues connected to divorce or midlife transitions.

Her style blends client-centered principles with trauma-informed interventions and structured approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, and EMDR where appropriate. Donna aims to engage clients with respect and dignity, meeting people where they are and adapting methods to each person’s needs and goals.

She has experience related to military and veteran matters and applies that background alongside broader trauma work. Prospective clients can expect an approachable clinician who focuses on collaboration and practical strategies to navigate emotional and relational challenges.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and healing

Donna integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy into her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to emotional distress, and it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people explore and reorganize emotional responses in their relationships, making it a useful approach for attachment, intimacy, and many relationship difficulties.

She approaches treatment collaboratively, recognizing that selecting the right method is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the presenting concerns with each person and help determine whether a structured CBT approach, emotion-focused work, or another method best fits the situation. This shared decision-making helps tailor online sessions to individual needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow for scheduling flexibility and consistent access regardless of location within Missouri. These options can make ongoing care more manageable around work, family, and other commitments while preserving continuity of therapeutic progress. Licensed professionals can use these formats to apply CBT and EFT techniques effectively in remote sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting concerns, anger, and self-esteem among other topics.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
She combines client-centered care with structured approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, tailoring methods to each person rather than using a single fixed style.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 18 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional, relational, and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with licence MO LPC 2009006661.
Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
Services are provided in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for remote work?
She meets with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how sessions are conducted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English