Donna Tiemeyer , LPC

Donna Tiemeyer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a state-licensed mental health provider, with more than 25 years of experience supporting individuals through depression, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, empty nest transitions, cultural adjustment, marital conflict, and challenges within blended families. She has extensive experience addressing post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders in treatment facility settings, drawing on years of clinical work in those environments.

Her counseling style is warm, accepting, and client-centered, emphasizing close listening to each person s unique personality and emotional needs. Donna individualizes treatment plans and collaborates on counseling goals tailored to the situation at hand. When indicated she blends a range of therapeutic methods, including cognitive-behavioral and rational-emotive techniques, structured family therapy, mindfulness practices, prolonged exposure, and narrative approaches to respond to both symptoms and relational patterns.

Appreciating the courage required to seek help, she strives to make the process feel non-threatening and approachable. She has provided tele-mental health services to increase accessibility and to allow individuals to engage in counseling from home. Donna aims to come alongside people as they find hope and navigate life s challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the individual s lead, listens deeply, and reflects the person s experience; this approach is often helpful for relationship concerns, identity questions, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, skills-oriented method that examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and introduces practical strategies for addressing anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and gentle attention to thoughts and sensations, offering tools to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation after difficult events or during ongoing stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and the therapist will work collaboratively with each individual to identify goals, evaluate what feels most useful, and blend or adapt methods to match needs, goals, and personal preferences. This shared decision making helps shape sessions so they are both relevant and manageable.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility in scheduling and multiple ways to stay connected with a licensed professional. These formats can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, access support from different locations, and continue therapeutic work through varied modes of communication.