Donna Khan, LMSW

Donna Khan is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with a career that began after earning both a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University in 1994. With 31 years of experience, she practices from Detroit, Michigan, and brings a broad background that spans inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic settings. Donna works with individuals, couples, and families, offering guidance, resources, and attentive listening to help people navigate life’s challenges.

Her clinical toolkit includes client-centered therapy, strength-focused approaches, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), solutions-focused therapy, and motivational enhancement. These evidence-informed methods are applied to issues such as depression, stress and anxiety, family and relationship conflicts, grief and anger, addictions, self-esteem concerns, and life or career transitions. Donna also addresses specialized topics like attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and intimacy-related concerns.

She emphasizes respectful, compassionate care and works to build a collaborative therapeutic relationship that encourages change at each person’s pace. Donna focuses on practical skill development and tailored strategies to help clients manage current difficulties and build resilience. She welcomes new clients seeking steady, experienced support.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Donna Khan draws on client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where individuals and families can explore concerns at their own pace; this approach helps when people need empathy and partnership in setting goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy - a practical, skills-based method that helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, useful for issues like anxiety, depression, and stress management. In addition, attachment-based ideas inform her work with relationship and family difficulties by exploring how early patterns of connection affect current interactions and emotional responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Donna works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps tailor therapy to practical concerns and personal style.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to continue care from different locations. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling and communication, and they allow licensed professionals and therapists to provide consistent support that adapts to each client’s circumstances.