Donna Khan, LMSW

Therapist in Michigan

Donna Khan is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 31 years of experience helping people manage life’s hard moments.

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Licensed inMichigan
License6801091887
NPI 1477220663
Experience31+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Donna

Donna Khan is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 31 years of experience helping people manage life’s hard moments. She practices from Michigan and offers practical, down-to-earth support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and grief. Donna focuses on building a calm, respectful space where people can talk and find workable steps forward.

She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. That perspective helps with intimacy concerns, communication problems, and patterns that repeat across relationships.

Background and approach

Donna also draws on client-centered work to keep the conversation focused on each person's values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that change feelings and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered for managing strong emotions and improving coping during crisis or stress.

Emotional-Focused Therapy principles guide work on rebuilding connection and improving interactions with partners. Donna’s background includes inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic practice, so she is familiar with medical, behavioral health, and community resources. She helps people prioritize immediate needs, then builds gradual plans for longer-term change.

Sessions emphasize skill-building and real-life practice. Her approach blends listening with clear steps people can try between sessions. She supports people at their own pace and aims to make therapy feel useful from the start.

For those ready to begin, she works collaboratively to set goals and track progress.

Credentials

LMSW (Michigan): License 6801091887 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1477220663 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Donna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Immigration issues
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Donna names

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Online support

How attachment work and skills-based therapy translate online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses. In online sessions this helps identify recurring patterns in intimacy, abandonment fears, and communication breakdowns so clients can try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers sessions around the person's priorities and values, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting back what matters most. That approach is helpful when people need a steady, nonjudgmental space to make decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches clear strategies to test and change unhelpful thinking. Online CBT often includes homework and brief exercises that clients can use between sessions to practice new skills. Donna will work collaboratively to pick the approaches that fit each person's goals, comfort level, and life situation rather than prescribing a single method.

Online formats offer practical benefits: video calls allow face-to-face interaction for communication and emotional work, phone sessions are convenient when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, follow up after a difficult day, and practice new skills in real time.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does she address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, and addictions. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, parenting strain, body image, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her work blends attachment-based thinking with client-centered care. She uses practical tools from CBT and DBT and focuses on rebuilding connection and communication.

How long has she practiced?

She has 31 years of experience working in inpatient medical social work and outpatient clinic settings. That background informs both crisis work and ongoing therapy.

Where is she based and licensed?

She is based in Michigan and holds the MI Licensed Master Social Worker credential, LMSW.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options let clients choose what fits their schedule and style.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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