Donda Goodson, LMHC, LPC

Donda Goodson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Alabama with 32 years of experience. She helps adults who are handling stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, parenting pressures, addiction concerns, mood disorders, ADHD, and life transitions.

She earned an undergraduate degree from Auburn University in Vocational Rehabilitation and a master’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Rehabilitation Counseling. Much of her work has been in mental health agencies and in private practice. That background gives her a long history of working with different concerns and ages.

Clients come to her for practical help with anger, depression, coping with loss, obsessive thoughts, and maintaining sobriety. She also supports people who are caring for children, managing blended family issues, navigating adoption and foster care, or facing fatherhood challenges. Autism spectrum issues, chronic illness, and first responder stress are also areas she has worked with.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy. That means conversations focus on current struggles, identifying patterns, and trying new ways of responding. She also uses mindfulness, acceptance and commitment, and dialectical behavior strategies when they fit a person's goals.

In sessions she talks through what’s getting in the way, practices skills, and sets small, concrete goals. People who are balancing parenting or heavy life demands will find practical steps to use between sessions.

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