Donna Gettle, LCPC - Therapist in Montana

Donna Gettle offers calm, practical support for people facing stress and hard emotions.

01About Donna

Donna Gettle offers calm, practical support for people facing stress and hard emotions. She focuses on clear steps clients can use right away to feel steadier. Donna keeps language simple and meets people where they are, whether faith informs their process or they prefer a secular approach.

Donna has 22 years of counseling experience and holds MT LCPC, which identifies her as a licensed clinician in Montana. She helps people manage anxiety, addictive behaviors, relationship strain, grief, and low self-esteem.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize building coping skills and small changes that add up over time. In sessions, Donna listens for what is most pressing and offers techniques that fit a client’s life. She works with practical tools to reduce overwhelm, improve communication, and rebuild emotional stamina.

Progress is paced to each person’s needs rather than driven by a fixed protocol. Donna values a respectful, nonjudgmental tone and pays attention to each person’s background and beliefs. The work can include setting short-term goals, practicing new responses, and noticing patterns that keep problems repeating.

She aims to help people find clearer choices and more workable habits. People who want straightforward, experience-based guidance tend to find this style helpful. The focus is on usable strategies, steady support, and helping clients regain a sense of control as they move through difficult seasons.

02Credentials

LCPC (Montana): License BBH-LCPC-LIC-1373 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1437487683 · national provider identifier

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03Focus areas and approaches

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04Online support

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Donna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes learning coping skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress through step-by-step practice and short behavioral experiments. Another approach centers on grief and loss work, helping people name feelings, adjust routines, and find ways to remember while rebuilding everyday life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and values. This is a joint effort that may shift over time as progress is made and priorities change.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make sessions fit busy lives. Video is useful for a full conversation and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can be used for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and let people keep consistent care even with work or family demands.

05Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?

She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, and low self-esteem.

What is the therapeutic style like in sessions?

Sessions are practical and down-to-earth, focusing on coping strategies, clearer choices, and pacing the work to each person.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Donna brings 22 years of counseling experience working with individuals through life transitions and emotional challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds MT LCPC and practices in Montana.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.

What steps do I take to get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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