Donna Marchant-Roof
Compassionate CBT-informed social worker
LCSW Virginia
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Donna
Donna Marchant-Roof is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who brings three decades of clinical experience to her practice. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and mindfulness-informed methods to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
Donna’s work also addresses stress, self-esteem, career concerns, parenting and relationship challenges, and compassion fatigue, and she has additional focus on issues such as cancer, caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and workplace difficulties.
Trained with a background in psychology and clinical social work, Donna emphasizes a holistic, strengths-based stance that celebrates small wins and builds realistic, achievable goals. Her approach is collaborative: she begins by meeting clients where they are, then co-creates a practical plan that uses evidence-informed tools to support change.
Over her career she has supported children, teens, adults, and more recently older adults navigating medical and lifestyle adjustments, as well as coaching healthcare professionals stepping into leadership roles. Donna accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
She offers a range of online formats and tailors her methods to each client’s needs while maintaining a focus on measurable progress and compassionate support.
Integrating evidence-informed approaches through online care
Donna frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and managing stress. She also draws on client-centered methods that emphasize listening, empathy, and working from the client’s own priorities to shape goals and strengthen self-understanding.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Donna works with clients to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts techniques over time so the plan remains useful and relevant. The aim is to develop clear, attainable steps together while honoring each person’s experience.
Online therapy here is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and circumstances. These formats make it easier to access care from Virginia or abroad, accommodate changing life demands, and support ongoing work between sessions through written or real-time check-ins.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English