Donya Franklin welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or ready for change.
01About Donya
Donya Franklin welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or ready for change. She puts focus on clear goals and simple steps people can take right away. Donya works to build a trusting relationship where clients feel heard and understood.
Donya is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of experience in mental health. She has offered counseling in independent practice, community programs, residential settings, and a domestic violence facility.
Background and approach
Her work has covered anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma and many everyday struggles that make life harder. Her style blends several practical methods so the work matches each person's needs. She uses client-centered ideas to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Donya draws on solution-focused strategies to set small, achievable steps and on motivational interviewing to support commitment to change. She explains options in plain language and helps people pick what fits their goals and lifestyle.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Donya helps people practice new skills between meetings and checks progress as they go. Her background includes work with adolescents and adults across a range of life and relationship challenges.
People who want a clear plan, a supportive listener, and practical tools may find her approach useful. She provides services in Georgia and holds the LPC credential.
02Credentials
- LPC (Georgia)
- License LPC011972 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1720525959 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Donya lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Donya names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Donya names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that fit your life and online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's goals. It helps when someone wants a counselor who listens, reflects, and keeps the work focused on what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits.The right approach often emerges through collaboration. Donya will talk with each person about their goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. She encourages people to set small steps, try them between sessions, and report back so the work stays relevant.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face to face from different locations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief, flexible ways to send updates or ask questions between scheduled meetings. These options give more ways to use the methods described above without needing to travel.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Donya help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, self esteem and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her general approach to therapy?
Her style blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to set goals and practice skills between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Donya brings 16 years of experience working in independent practice, community programs, residential settings, and a domestic violence facility.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and provides services based in Georgia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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