Donna Cummings, LPC, LCMHC

Donna Cummings is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She focuses on common life struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and trauma and abuse. Donna also helps people work on self-esteem, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, and career or caregiving stress.

Donna takes a practical, down-to-earth approach in sessions. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered methods to help people notice what matters to them and take steps toward it. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools to build coping skills and reduce overwhelm.

With about 20 years in the field, Donna draws on long-term experience supporting people through change. She offers life coaching for those who want skills and direction rather than traditional therapy. That option is presented as a conversational, goal-focused process to improve daily routines and decision-making.

Donna emphasizes cultural awareness and respect for diversity in her work. She aims to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through problems and try new strategies for managing emotions and behaviors. She encourages practical steps that fit each person’s life.

To begin, Donna asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and she accepts clients from outside the United States as well as those in North Carolina.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Donna commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when emotions are hard. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes that reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Donna works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She will talk through options and adjust techniques over time so the plan fits each person's life and progress.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for flexible check-ins around work or caregiving. Some people prefer shorter phone check-ins when bandwidth is limited, while others choose video to use visual cues during skills practice. The practical aim is to make sessions workable and focused on concrete steps that help people manage stress, trauma-related reactions, and everyday challenges.