- Person-centered care
- Goal focused
- Mindfulness informed
About Donna
Donna Marchant-Roof is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia with 30 years of experience. She offers straightforward, person-centered care that focuses on real-life changes. Donna's approach emphasizes practical steps and realistic goals to help people feel steadier and more capable.
She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen deeply and honor each person's perspective. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps her clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to calm stress and bring focus to the present moment.
Donna has worked with people across the lifespan, including adults, teens, and children, on problems such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and life transitions. Lately she has focused on older adults coping with changing medical needs and losses. She has also coached healthcare professionals moving into leadership roles.
Her style is collaborative and pragmatic. She looks for strengths, celebrates small wins, and breaks larger goals into manageable steps. Sessions aim to be concrete so people can try things between meetings and notice progress.
Donna lists coping with natural or human-caused disaster among her focus areas and includes caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, hospice and end-of-life work, veteran and armed forces issues, and workplace difficulties. She works with LGBT issues, parenting and relationship concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
She offers services in English and accepts international clients. Donna’s Virginia LCSW credential is listed as VA LCSW. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Donna uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and build a respectful, collaborative relationship. This approach focuses on what matters to the person and creates space to name goals and strengths.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify thought patterns that keep them stuck and test small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that interfere with daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donna will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and preferences and adapt techniques together. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting based on what helps.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list formats. The main practical benefit is flexibility - online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for quicker check-ins when needed. Some formats may also reduce the need for video or long travel, which can suit different days and energy levels. The therapist and client decide together how to pace sessions and which techniques to use so work can continue steadily between meetings.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Donna commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, and related issues such as caregiver stress, cancer concerns, and workplace difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and practical, focusing on strengths, small wins, and realistic goals that clients can try between sessions.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Donna has 30 years of clinical experience, including work with children, teens, adults, and a recent focus on older adults and leadership coaching in healthcare.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as VA LCSW, and practices from Virginia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the therapist 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 get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.