Therapist profile
Donna Williams Welch, LMHC
Florida
LMHC - Anger and Relationship concerns
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- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH21418
- NPI1952912503
- Experience11 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- ACT methods
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
About Donna
Donna Williams Welch is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and anger.
Donna keeps sessions straightforward. She listens without judgment and helps people talk through what is happening now. She focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier behavior, and better ways to handle strong feelings.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify patterns that keep problems going and to test new ways of responding. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are introduced when clients need tools for emotion regulation and crisis coping.
Donna also uses Client-Centered Therapy principles to keep the work collaborative and emotionally focused methods to address relationship patterns. She talks through communication and commitment issues, infidelity, multicultural concerns, and problems tied to first responder or immigration stressors. She can help with persistent anger that comes out as snapping, resentment, or trouble at work.
Sessions are aimed at clear goals and doable changes. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. People who want to begin complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions often focus on brief exercises, mindfulness practices, and concrete steps clients can try between meetings to change how they respond to triggers.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Delivered online, CBT uses activity planning, thought records, and behavioral experiments that clients can do in daily life and then review during sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills address emotional regulation and distress tolerance with breathing, grounding, and step-by-step coping strategies that translate well to remote practice.
Donna will work collaboratively to find which approach fits best for an individual's goals and preferences. Figuring out the right mix of methods is part of the early sessions, and she adjusts the plan as needs and progress become clearer.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and cut commuting time. These practical benefits can help people sustain regular work on anger, stress, or relationship goals without promising a particular format.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She helps with anger that shows up as snapping at people, building resentment, workplace frustration, and strong reactions tied to relationship problems.
How would she approach work on temper and reactions?
She uses practical therapies like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach noticing, behavioral experiments, and emotion regulation techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Donna has 11 years of experience working with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Florida LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.