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- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
- Client-centered care
About Donna
LICSW in Massachusetts with 13 years of experience, Donna Welles focuses on stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life transitions. She works with people who struggle with self-esteem, motivation, depression, and compassion fatigue. Sessions also address relationship and intimacy questions, grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges such as eating, sleeping, and parenting. Donna uses Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Therapy in her practice.
Donna frames the person in front of her as the expert on their own life. She listens for practical strengths and looks for small, doable steps a person can try between sessions. This often means talking through what feels most urgent, practicing specific skills, and noticing what helps in everyday routines.
Her DBT work includes teaching skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness practices are introduced as simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Client-Centered Therapy guides the way sessions are paced and how goals are set.
Donna draws on 13 years of varied clinical experience to shape brief action plans when needed. She helps people recognize patterns that make problems worse and coaches them toward clearer communication and steadier moods. Progress is measured in concrete changes people can report in daily life.
Sessions are conducted in English. People considering work with her are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and to schedule an initial appointment to review goals and options.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Donna uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the person’s pace and priorities, helping them set realistic goals and decide what to try next. DBT is used to teach concrete skills for managing strong emotions, handling crises, and improving communication. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and increase present-moment focus.Choosing the right approach is part of the early sessions. She will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That means trying specific skills, reviewing how they worked, and shifting emphasis if something isn’t helpful.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time from the equation. For people who want to practice skills between meetings, remote sessions can be a practical way to coach and reinforce those exercises.
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Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and related issues such as grief, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, and parenting concerns.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her practice uses Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Therapy to teach skills, slow down reactions, and set collaborative goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional work experience in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an initial appointment to review needs and goals.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.