Donna Byxbe , LCSW

Donna Byxbe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas, with a clinical career that began in 1995. She has extensive experience in community mental health settings and has supported adults, children, adolescents, older adults, couples, and groups through a wide range of challenges from serious mental illness to everyday life decisions.

In 2005 she opened a private practice and maintained full-time services until 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic she shifted to telehealth, which reduced her local caseload in a smaller city where many people were hesitant about remote sessions. In early 2021 she accepted vaccination but experienced complications that led to a pause in practice for approximately three months; in December 2021 she tested positive for the virus and became very ill. She later resumed practice through an online counseling arrangement rather than restarting a solo in-person practice.

Donna uses a range of therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Client-Centered, and Transpersonal therapies. Within Transpersonal work she incorporates hypnotherapy, meditation, and inner-child support when these methods fit a client’s goals. Treatment plans are shaped by the concerns and objectives that each client names, and interventions are chosen to align with those goals.

When working with couples she aims to promote both independent healing and a healthier partnership, using communication techniques, compromise, and negotiation as tools for growth. Donna emphasizes each person’s right to self-determination and offers knowledge, feedback, and guidance as clients pursue their chosen paths to change and healing.