Donna King, LPC

Donna King is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 18 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and struggles with grief, addiction, and intimacy. She also supports people dealing with anger, self-esteem, career shifts, and life changes such as divorce, blended family challenges, and issues related to abandonment or infidelity.

Her approach is straightforward and people-focused. She listens closely and helps clients set clear goals. Sessions are conversational and geared toward practical change rather than jargon. Donna blends several ways of working to match what a person needs in the moment.

Donna uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person's own experience and goals. She also applies cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. For people impacted by trauma, she can incorporate EMDR approaches alongside emotionally-focused methods to address how emotions show up in relationships.

She brings experience with military-related concerns and caregiving stress among other life stresses. Donna emphasizes respect for each person’s background and beliefs and says her own Christian faith has not interfered with work she does with clients of different views.

To begin, readers are invited to use the provider’s matching process, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping the person set their own goals. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead and prioritizes what feels most important to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; online sessions can include worksheet-style exercises, thought records, and homework to apply between meetings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets traumatic memories by combining focused attention with guided processing; when used remotely, the therapist guides the steps and adapts techniques to the online setting.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences in early meetings and suggest methods that fit those goals. Clients and the therapist can try different ways of working and adjust the plan as needed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It also lets therapists use digital tools like worksheets, guided exercises, and between-session tasks to reinforce work done in sessions.