Donna Paloy, LCSW

Donna Paloy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of practice. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, or ADHD. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at small steps that add up to real change.

Donna uses a trauma-informed, whole-person way of working. She blends evidence-based therapy, mindfulness, and creative activities to help people find clearer thinking and more calm. Sessions aim to restore confidence and reduce symptoms in everyday life.

Her background includes long experience with mood disorders, grief, and life transitions. She also assists people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and blended family adjustments. Other areas she addresses include body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and communication or control problems.

Donna offers help for people navigating alternative relationship and sexual cultures, including BDSM and kink, and for those facing commitment or codependency issues. She draws on creativity to unlock new ways of coping when traditional talk therapy feels stuck.

In sessions she works collaboratively to set clear, manageable goals and to teach skills that can be used between meetings. Her emphasis is on practical tools and steady progress, so people can move toward a life that feels more balanced and fulfilling.

How evidence-based methods translate to online work

Donna describes her work as combining evidence-based therapy with mindfulness and creative expression. Evidence-based therapy refers to approaches that focus on skills and strategies shown to help with symptoms like anxiety, depression, and trauma reactions. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing skills to manage strong emotions and reduce stress. Creative expression can include art or writing exercises that help people process hard memories when words alone feel limited.

Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Donna will listen to your goals and concerns and then suggest techniques to try. Together you can adjust methods over time based on what helps you feel safer, clearer, and more capable day to day.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Many people find remote work helpful because it can fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online sessions can make it easier to maintain continuity during life changes, while still focusing on the same evidence-based skills and creative practices used in person.