Donna Wilbur

Donna Wilbur is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 25 years of experience. She is approachable and practical, and she helps people who feel stuck by focusing on what they already do well. People who are dealing with depression, bipolar mood shifts, grief, trauma, or loneliness may find her steady, nonjudgmental manner useful.

She uses a recovery-minded stance that centers the person rather than a diagnosis. That means sessions start with a look at strengths, daily barriers, and realistic goals. Donna emphasizes building trust and creating a calm space where people can try new ways of coping and problem solving.

Her methods include cognitive behavioral techniques, relapse prevention strategies, and motivational enhancement approaches. These tools are used to reduce overwhelming thoughts, plan for setbacks, and boost motivation for change. The focus is on practical steps clients can use between sessions.

Donna has a background in psychiatric rehabilitation sciences and frames work around long-term recovery and resilience. She aims to help clients bring their lived experience into the center of care and to use that experience to guide treatment choices.

Sessions address a range of concerns including trauma and abuse, social anxiety, attachment and abandonment worries, workplace stress, and issues many LGBT people and women face. If feelings of isolation or loneliness are present, she helps people develop connections and small routines that reduce isolation over time.

Approaches that guide online care and practical steps

Donna uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach often focuses on breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new skills between sessions. Relapse prevention is used to anticipate setbacks and create concrete plans for maintaining progress during stress or change. Motivational enhancement work helps people clarify what matters to them and build the internal reasons to take small, sustainable actions toward their goals.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on what fits your needs and preferences. Clients and therapist work together to track progress and choose the methods that feel most helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can still help fit care into busy days by removing travel time, making it easier to schedule short check-ins, and allowing work on skills between appointments. These practical benefits help people maintain momentum while balancing everyday responsibilities.