Donna Holden, LMFT

Donna Holden is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Oklahoma. She works with children and adolescents to help them identify and develop coping skills that reduce stress and anxiety, and she supports caregivers who are managing the demands of caregiving roles.

Her practice focuses on strengthening family relationships and resolving conflict, offering guidance for parenting challenges and practical tools for couples working to improve communication and repair patterns of disagreement. Donna blends empathy with clear structure, adapting conversations and treatment plans to meet the distinct needs of each person and family she sees.

Donna approaches everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she takes pride in guiding people through the initial, often courageous, step of beginning therapy. Her additional focus areas include social anxiety and phobia, communication problems, control issues, and questions of life purpose, so she can address both immediate symptoms and deeper relational or existential concerns.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that honors their goals and preferences while providing evidence-informed strategies to manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Donna Holden integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) into her work and adapts these methods for online formats. Client-centered therapy emphasizes active listening and collaboration, helping people explore their values and strengths while setting goals that matter to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical strategies to reduce symptoms like anxiety and stress. Emotionally-focused therapy addresses emotional patterns in relationships, helping couples and families improve connection and resolve recurring conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy, and Donna collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors the plan together with clients, adjusting techniques as progress is made and priorities change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to include family members when appropriate. These options support consistent access to licensed professionals and allow therapy to continue even when in-person visits are not practical, while maintaining a therapeutic focus on progress and wellbeing.