Donna Marchington
Compassionate CBT-focused counselor for practical change
LCPC Montana
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Languages
- English
About Donna
Donna Marchington is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) based in Montana who brings 24 years of clinical experience to her work.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients examine how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, and to develop practical strategies for managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her approach emphasizes concrete tools and collaborative planning to address current challenges and build coping skills.
Her practice also attends to a broad range of related concerns including relationship strain, issues of abandonment, communication problems, codependency, and difficulties tied to divorce or blended family dynamics. Donna has experience with personality-related challenges such as avoidant and antisocial traits, as well as complex presentations like disruptive mood dysregulation disorder and the impacts of domestic violence.
She fosters an accepting, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can explore emotions and try out new ways of responding. Donna invites people ready to make a change to take the first step and partner in the work of creating more satisfying, manageable lives.
She provides multiple session formats to fit different needs and schedules and supports clients in developing realistic, sustainable plans for progress.
Online CBT and Practical Skill-Building
Donna most notably uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a structured method that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT emphasizes clear goals and homework-style practice so progress can be tracked between sessions.She combines CBT's focus on skills with a collaborative stance, working with clients to choose approaches that match their needs and preferences. That means the therapist and client decide together what tools to try, how to pace the work, and which strategies feel most useful for daily life and relationship challenges.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit regular therapy into busy lives, continue care while traveling within the same country, or use brief check-ins to reinforce skills learned in longer sessions. Donna aims to make evidence-informed techniques accessible and practical through the online formats she provides.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed
Montana
Languages
English