Donna Reed, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, GA

Licensed

Online Counseling

(100 reviews)

LMFT Donna Reed

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

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Donna Reed is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: LMFT Years in Practice: 17 State: Georgia

Welcome to Betterhelp! I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California with over 12 years of experience in providing high quality care to individuals seeking to become the best version of themselves. I am certified in Evidence Based Programs such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP), and Seeking Safety Treatment Model.

I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting problems, and toxic self-image beliefs. I also helped many people who have experienced physical/sexual trauma or emotional abuse. My counseling style is warm using empathetic listening and creating an atmosphere in which my clients feel safe. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I want clients to feel understood rather than being judged.

My approach combines cognitive behavioral, client/person-centered, solution-focused, psychodynamic, trauma-focused CBT, and teaching individuals how to be kind to self. I will tailor our treatment plans to meet your unique and specific needs. When you are ready to take your first step towards change, I am here to help guide you toward a more productive life.

I look forward to working with you.

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression LGBT Relationship issues Grief Parenting issues Anger management Career difficulties Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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So far so good! In just one session, Donna made me feel very comfortable and helped me look at things differently. I will continue to see her.

Donna is amazing! She is a great listener, is thoughtful, provides excellent advice, and very kind.

My favorite part about having Ms. Donna as my therapist is that she talks to me in a way that I can understand and retain. She gives me tangible tools that I can really use and apply. I've grown more as a human being emotionally in the last year than in the last decade. She has taught me so much about self-love which was and has always been my biggest challenge. I've learned so much from her. I am so grateful to have her in my life <3

She's been a good listener, and does a great job at getting me to look at an issue at a different angle

Donna keeps it real, gently. & she helps me see myself clearer and my worth

She is good and offers great advice along with ways to deal with anxiety and anger.

Donna is a great helpful and caring therapist with a sense of humor! She is the best!!

Donna has been wonderful to work with. She is thoughtful, patient, a good listener, and highly professional and knowledgeable. Her framework oriented approach offers new ways to see situations, identify self limiting beliefs, and confront realities (be contrived narratives) effectively and compassionately. I tried a few therapists before Donna and was about to leave the app before I found her. Highly recommended.

She is very knowledgeable, compassionate and effective. I was having serious panic attacks and she immediately started to relieve my symptoms. Now I am calm and productive. She's really good.

Donna has been a breath of fresh air for my marriage. I appreciate the amount of resources she has provide myself and my husband. She speaks to the individual which has helped us so much.

Donna was amazing, so many times I left my sessions shocked at her insight and fresh perspective on my situation. She always kept things honest and walked me through my questions and issues with professionalism and kindness. I feel like a stronger me today because of the time I spent with Donna .

Donna Reed helped me to see both sides of the story, and helped me to navigate the confusing present and past of my life. I could tell she genuinely cared about what was going on in my life. I appreciated she did not simply offer sympathy, but rather helped me to see what is going on within myself, and understand myself better, as well as understand the others involved. I felt she was interested in peace among relationships, while also encouraging healthy boundaries. I appreciated how she was able to connect the stories of my childhood with stories of my present, and help me to see these connections in a way that helped me to heal. I would highly recommend Donna Reed to anyone starting out in therapy and unsure what to look for.

Donna is a great listener and helps me come up with practical solutions.

Donna has been a godsend for me during a very stressful time in my family’s life. I’m so thankful I was matched with her, she listens with empathy and has helped me work through challenging circumstances.

Donna is a blessing in my life. Her help came in when I was desperate for some support, some voice of reasons and kindness. She is kind, good listener and an expert in proving structured help and guidance. I am so grateful for her.

I am very lucky to get to work with Donna Reed, always immediate relief when I speak with her .very thankful I was matched with Donna , great listener and very knowledgeable.

I like her energy, her voice and the way she listens to me and then gives me her feedback and tips to work on until our next session. I feel blessed to have gotten the right therapist the very first time. She seems to be very understanding as well as very experienced. I appreciate the 2 sessions that we have already had.

Donna is very knowledgeable and I appreciate her empathy. Strongly recommend.

I enjoyed working with Donna. She's very knowledgeable, listens and provides tools to work though issues. She's very professional and personable and I highly recommend her.

Donna has been fantastic. She gave me great guidance and numerous tools to allow me to voice my opinion and know that it matters. Would highly recommend her services to anyone.

Donna has been a blessing to my life. Great listener and I would 100% recommend her.

I’ve had 2 sessions with Donna and I am excited to continue to work with her going forward. She is kind, knowledgeable and has already been very helpful to me.

Donna is amazing, very supportive and relatable. Doesn’t push on things I’m not ready to talk about, follows up and tells me she’s proud of me.

Donna was very comforting. I’ve never done therapy before and her guidance was very helpful and i am hapoy she is with me in my healing journey.

I respect Ms. Donna she can relate to the issues that I have and she has given me Great Tools to help me.

Very knowledgeable and helpful with they way she administers therapy.

Donna has been such a great therapist to me as she’s been instrumental in getting to know myself better and improve my mental health.

Donna, is an exceptional therapist. I really admire how patient she is, thoughtful, respectful, and listens carefully/intently to my questions and concerns. She uses different techniques that are suited to my personal needs. I highly recommend Donna!

Two sessions. That’s all it took for her to understand me and what was going on enough to help me in the way I needed to be helped. Thank you

I love that Donna helps me see both sides of my issues at hand. I love the suggestions /recommendations to better understand myself n partner.

Donna has helped me transform my life and achieve my goals. I am so grateful for her.

She’s incredible.

She is great! Listens and offers very useful information and tactics to deal with issues like anxiety.

Donna is the first therapist I’ve had that I feel genuinely cares and supports me. She offers understanding and tools for me to get through my challenges. I am so grateful to have her to talk to and work with.

Donna is a caring knowledgeable therapist I always look forward to speaking with her and I appreciate the advice given thus far she’s like talking to a friend.

Donna is warm, empathetic, calming, and also has a sense of humor. I feel very comfortable with her, and she is very insightful and professional.

Very supportive

I feel heard, affirmed and I am confident in Donna Reed as my therapist.

Donna and I have been working together for a little over a month now, with 6 sessions completed. I have valued her kindness, empathy and pragmatic approach to helping me navigate my concerns and mental health goals. She has been so dynamic in supporting my personal and professional needs, we approach each session anew to tackle whatever I need to work through each time using grounding techniques, CBT, assertiveness, knowledge of my triggers, circle of control, the STOPP method and so much more. I appreciate her so much and would highly recommend her to anyone on their mental health, personal wellness and goal setting journey.

Donna is knowledgeable and great listener her suggestions ❤ work for me, she's on time loving personality. I look forward to meeting with her. On my worst day if I'm meeting with her is like sunshine after the rain a breath of fresh air

Donna is truly a blessing . I cannot thank her enough for being there for me when I needed someone the most especially after losing my mother and having some serious problems with myself, my self esteem, my relationship problems and my overall problems I’ve had in my life. She has helped me through my grief journey in losing my mother and all the problems I had with my relationship and other past traumas I had. Be patient. Donna needs to get to know you first to be sure she can help you in the right ways. I’ve been Donna for a few months and had some great online sessions with her. Donna has been super helpful in exploring my deep problems and emotions and also finding the core problems. She is a great listener and very caring. She always understands me and validates all the feelings I have and makes sure I am ok. Please consider Donna. She is a wonderful therapist who really does care.

This is my second session but it is helping me open up about more than I expected and I feel comfortable speaking with Donna and I appreciate the wisdom and advice that she provides this is just what I need at this time in my life and I look forward to our next session.

She’s respectful and kind.

I think Donna is an excellent therapist, because she understands trauma & really most problems we have in life result from trauma. Wounded people raising wounded people & the cycle continues until someone in the family breaks the cycle; which usually requires a trained trauma therapist to have as a guide. I feel that she is truthful, honest, and very much down to earth. She doesn’t sugarcoat things. She tells you to hard facts. . She’ll also give you the tools to help you move forward. I could not of have ask for a better therapist in my mind.

Great therapist!

Thank you

Donna has been an amazing guide for me to feel empowered and confidant. She has given me tools to respect other peoples opinions while standing up for myself and validating myself and my feelings. She makes me feel heard and helps me unravel the root of the problem. I highly recommend her!

Donna is fantastic! She's great at listening and providing valuable insights and advice based on my specific situation. I feel heard and understood, welcomed and validated. She's been a great resource as I go through challenges in my relationship, in my career, and personal life, while also helping me revisit the past and my upbringing to understand why I respond to things in a certain way, and how I could do better. Donna also shares useful tools and worksheets as "homework" for me to reflect on myself and external factors, which have been very appreciated. Also, her sessions aren't rushed at all, and we have enough time for deep conversations. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone who's looking for an open-minded, caring, and knowledgeable professional.

She's great! Helps me put things into perspective

Donna is great and very relatable. She gives advice that help puts things in perspective.

I appreciated our first conversation and am clear about her approach to help me.

Donna has been wonderful in helping me understand why I behave/have the reactions I have and learn new (and healthy) ways to deal with my triggers and feelings. She has been integral to my healing and handling long-held/unresolved grief. I highly recommend Donna as a therapist, especially for cognitive behavioral therapy.

Great lovely lady. If I had someone going through the same as me I would tell them she’s a great worker to help you

Cannot say enough good things about Dr. Reed. Through empathy and logic she was able to help me focus on myself and gave me different perspectives on how to handle life’s challenges.

I felt progress after my first session.

She is amazing and has helped me immensely!

Not a great fit for me. Donna talks too much in the session, and doesn't explore intellectually enough with me.

Shout out a great therapist.

Excellent self care regimens’ for me .

Donna has been an amazing partner for me to understanding myself and why I behave the way I do. I have more confidence and love for me than I ever could have imagined.

Donna has been instrumental to me in my healing journey. I’m so grateful for her and all her insight. She is empathetic and challenges me the right amount.

Donna is genuine, authentic, and knowledgeable. She is a great therapist.

My first call with Donna went really well! I am excited to continue going to therapy and excited to work with her.

Really cool, comprehensive, analytical, compassionate.

Donna is amazing. She gives me resources and really listens

Donna has been impactful from the start of our journey together and provided practical tools to help me. I’m noticing a shift in my outlook already after a couple of sessions and have had important epiphanies as a result of my work with her. Donna really cares and spends the time to listen and share her sage wisdom and guidance. I’m very grateful I found Donna via BetterHelp.

Ms. Donna has been very helpful in my counseling journey. She listens and remembers well!! I feel validated and understood. I believe she wants what’s best for me. She is a strong communicator. She check ins and asks questions to understand better. I view her as an ally and I trust her. I can see the value in our work together. I have noticed big changes in myself both emotionally and physically. I feel challenged in a kind and respectful way. Ms. Donna offers a range of solutions when processing through things. And I don’t feel that she is rushing my treatment. I feel like it’s progressing naturally and I feel like she is mindful of all aspects of who I am as a person which I appreciate. And most importantly I feel like she’s giving me the tools, along with empathy, encouragement, kindness, and laughter to do the work myself. I no longer view counseling as being scary but rather understand that it is a resource to heal, overcome, and be our healthiest best self!

Donna is amazing. She truly listens with no judgment and empathy. She has a gentle way of telling you the truth. I look forward to sessions because I know she will bring light to perspectives I had not thought about. She praises you for the little things that you don’t realize are baby steps forward and gives you tools to utilize on your own. I never feel unsure of what to do next when I leave Donna’s sessions.

Donna is empathetic, smart, and challenges you the right amount. She has been an amazing support to me. I'm grateful she is my therapist.

Donna is great. She makes you feel comfortable and she is easy to open up to. I have made a lot of progress on my mental health journey with her guidance.

Donna has been extremely helpful. She listens and helps me process thoroughly. She is patient and also has been very supportive of helping me move forward.

I love working with Donna! Since our first session, she has made me feel comfortable and safe. She is easy to talk to and is very attentive to what your needs are. You can tell she really cares about her clients. I'm glad that we connected so well and I can't wait to continue working with her to reach my goals!

Donna has helped lead me to start healing over childhood trauma. She is very empathetic, calm, and knowledgeable.

Donna is helping me work through how I show up in the world. This greater awareness of my actions and consequences is invaluable. I feel like emotionally healthier and look forward to working through issues I kept buried forever. She’s so professional yet accessible and compassionate. So glad she’s helping me deal with my life!

She’s the best!! Love her down to earth nature as well.

Donna honors my experience while giving me the space, support, encouragement and guidance to grow.

Donna Reed is a Great Help to me.

Donna is great!!

Donna is a wonder therapist. She listens well, validates my feelings and has tremendous knowledge on therapy as a whole. I definitely recommend her to everyone.

Donna is absolutely amazing I’m so thankful for her.

Donna is refreshing and a God-sent. She is very understanding, supportive, and gives you helpful resources and practical day-to-day advice on how to manage your trauma and yourself daily. Not to mention, she is very easy to talk to! Thanks, Donna!

Validates and is a compassionate therapist that treats me with respect and dignity while patiently helping me.

Donna is such a kind, open, and generous therapist. Her empathy has been such a gift. She has given me a lot of tools to be able to better respond to the challenges that life throws and our sessions are a real highlight. I feel understood and seen by her and am so grateful for her!

I am so thankful for Donna she is so personable and nurturing. She gives real world advice with clinical information to back it up. My very first therapist and as scared as I was I’m loving the new skills I’m learning and seeing growth with every session we have. She tells it how it is and is very clear on expectations and how I can reach my goals.

Ms. Donna Reed understands and emphasizes with me with what I’m going through. I’m enjoying my session with her as she gives me great advices on how I can get better and improve my personal being.

Thanks for everthing.

Donna is very helpful, kind, and wise. I love her helpful approach and appreciate her honesty.

Donna has been nothing but supportive and understanding of what I need to better improve myself. I would highly recommend her!

My partner and I started going to sessions with Donna because of some relationship issues we were having and she gave us cognitive behavioral/ psychological tools that helped us to work through our issues with her and with each other on our own , so we have been able to better learn how to communicate with each other and grow closer as a couple. Donna’s down-to-earth and warm personality helped me open up more and feel safe to talk about my fears and flaws. She is so open and compassionate that I think she would be a great therapist for anyone!!!

This is my first time seeking out a therapist to help in guiding me to get out of my negative thoughts and to help me coping with life issues better. Donna has been extremely helpful, caring and attentive in her work with me. She takes her time to fully understand who you are as a person and how your issues are affecting you.

I'm blown away. I was helpless and hopeless. Donna is on top of her game. She knows her stuff. Highly recommend.

I am extremely grateful to have found Donna. She truly listens to what I am saying and listens to what I am not saying. She has helped me become aware of others’ toxic patterns and behaviors behaviors as well as my own. She gently walks me through strategies to help change my negative patterns, leaving me hopeful after session. I never leave session thinking, “Well, what do I do now?” Which I absolutely love. I look forward to every session with Donna.

Donna has been great! She understands what I would like to work on and provides different worksheets to help me.

Donna was very receptive and explained complex ideas in thoughtful ways that made sense. Highly recommend, especially if looking for trauma-focused therapy.

Donna is very knowledgeable and has excellent material to help make sense of what goes in one’s mind and behavior! She is also very empathetic, kind and a great listener. She not only listens to you but offers scientifically and psychological insight on your problems. She makes you feel like you have a friend. I always feel 100% lighter, empowered and enlightened after my sessions with Donna.

I love Donna's ability to suggest additional resources and books that support my growth.

Easy to talk too. Appreciate our interaction.

She talks a lot of sense.

She’s very sweet and she’s very supportive

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