Kristine Donaldson, LCSW

Kristine Donaldson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and related concerns. Sessions focus on practical steps and learned skills rather than long lectures.

Kristine favors straightforward, skills-based work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to help people notice patterns and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and EMDR-style approaches for trauma-related reactions when appropriate.

In sessions she helps people name what is happening and try small experiments to test different responses. Conversations often include learning coping skills, practicing emotion regulation, and adjusting unhelpful thinking. She also addresses workplace stress, communication problems, and relationship strains through concrete strategies.

For people struggling with anger, Kristine focuses on what triggers the reaction and what comes next. She helps clients build alternatives to snapping or withdrawing, and practices ways to speak up without escalating. The work typically mixes skill practice with reflection on past patterns.

Her background includes treating grief, addictions, bipolar and personality-related concerns alongside anxiety and depression. She conducts therapy in English and works with adult clients in Illinois. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and an initial session are used to plan next steps.

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