Dr. Donna Pritchard

Dr. Donna Pritchard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience. She is licensed in New York and Florida and works with adults on grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, trauma, and abuse. She also focuses on caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, life purpose, and women's issues.

She uses clear, practical techniques in sessions. Conversations often look at recent events and past experiences that affect how someone feels now. She helps people notice patterns, try different ways of responding, and set small, doable goals between meetings.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused methods alongside trauma-focused work. That means some sessions focus on thoughts and behaviors, while others concentrate on immediate steps and coping skills. Trauma-focused work is used when past harm is part of what someone is carrying.

Dr. Pritchard also integrates aspects of faith when clients request a Christian perspective. She invites clients to say whether faith should be part of the conversations and adapts the work accordingly. This is an option rather than a requirement.

Sessions move at a steady pace and emphasize practical strategies people can use in daily life. People often leave with a clearer short-term plan and tools to manage difficult moments. To begin, she asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Dr. Pritchard commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in her work. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches skills to test and change unhelpful thinking. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and builds on what already works to create quick, achievable change.

She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm is part of the problem. That approach focuses on stabilizing reactions, reducing distressing symptoms, and developing coping skills suited to trauma recovery.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will discuss options and adjust methods based on the client’s goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill-building, short-term solutions, or trauma work.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, or avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and skill practice to remote sessions so the work can fit into everyday life.