Donna Khan, LMSW - Therapist in Michigan

Client-centered care
Skills-based strategies
Longstanding experience

About Donna

Donna Khan, LMSW, brings over three decades of social work experience to her practice in Michigan. She aims to give practical support, real strategies, and a listening ear to people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, or major life changes.

Donna uses a client-centered approach to build a trusting working relationship. She helps people set realistic goals and develop skills they can use between sessions. Her style is straightforward and strengths-focused, with room for reflection and problem solving.

Her background includes inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice. That mix shaped a practical focus on coping skills, symptom management, and navigating healthcare and community resources. Donna has guided people through depression, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and complex life transitions.

In sessions she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and make small, concrete changes. She also uses dialectical behavior strategies for managing intense emotions and attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns are a concern. Emotion-focused methods inform work around intimacy and grief.

People who work with Donna can expect help with parenting stress, caregiver strain, career shifts, body image, and coping with the aftermath of natural or human-caused disasters. She welcomes discussion about goals and tailors her approach to each person’s needs.

How Donna’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape feelings and reactions. Online sessions can use this approach to help people understand secure and insecure patterns and practice new ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and pace, with the therapist listening and reflecting to support self-directed change. This approach helps people clarify priorities and build confidence in decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and then tests small changes. CBT in a remote setting often includes homework, short skill-building exercises, and practical tools for daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then recommend strategies to try. Clients and the therapist check in regularly and adjust methods as needed so the work stays relevant and doable.

Confirm available session formats before scheduling, since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when a quick adjustment is needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use written exercises, recorded practice, and step-by-step skill coaching between meetings to reinforce progress.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issues Guilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

31+ years

Credentials

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting and career changes among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work is client-centered and strengths-focused, emphasizing practical skills, goal setting, and clear steps people can use between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 31 years of experience in social work, including inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice.

What credentials and location are on record?

She holds an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) and is based in Michigan.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.