Donda Goodson, LMHC, LPC

Donda Goodson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, and parenting strain. She draws on many years of experience to guide practical next steps. Her approach is straightforward and focused on what a person needs now.

She trained in vocational rehabilitation at Auburn University and earned a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has held a counseling license since 1992 and has worked in both mental health agencies and private practice over a long career.

Donda has worked with people across a wide age range and with many concerns, including anger, trauma and stress-related issues, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, substance use recovery, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. She also supports parents who feel overwhelmed and frustrated by day-to-day family challenges.

In sessions she uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods to help people sort problems and set realistic goals. These methods translate into concrete steps such as changing unhelpful thinking patterns, building coping skills, and practicing new ways of responding to stress.

Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, helps identify priorities, and works with each person to build skills that fit their life. Donda practices in Alabama and brings more than three decades of clinical experience to her work.

How Donda’s Approaches Guide Online Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and identify what matters most so they can take values-based actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing thinking and behavior patterns that maintain anxiety, depression, or other concerns, and it often uses homework to practice new skills. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build present-moment focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to figure out which methods feel most useful based on goals, symptoms, and daily life. That means adjusting techniques over time and trying different tools until a good fit is found.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work when life circumstances change, while the therapist and client choose approaches and session lengths that match the person’s routine.