Donna San Salvador, LMHC | Therapist in Florida

Codependency focus
Practical coping skills
Client-centered care

About Donna

Donna San Salvador is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction concerns, grief, and codependency. Donna aims to make the first steps toward help feel straightforward and manageable for worried parents and adults alike.

She focuses on listening closely and working with each person to set clear goals. Sessions emphasize practical skills for managing strong feelings, improving communication, and making choices that match personal values. Donna uses approaches that center the client and also draw on techniques that address thoughts, emotions, and relational patterns.

Her background includes a master’s degree in mental health counseling and licensure as an LMHC in Florida. Over more than a decade she has supported people through life changes, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and recovery from substance use and domestic violence-related issues.

In the room she aims for a direct but compassionate style. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new ways of relating, and build routines that reduce overwhelm. Work often covers attachment and abandonment concerns, intimacy and sexual culture issues, body image, and family-of-origin themes.

Clients are encouraged to set collaborative goals and to try concrete steps between sessions. Donna asks questions, offers techniques drawn from her approaches, and checks in on what is working. This practical, person-focused way of working helps people move forward at a realistic pace.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. It aims to make clients feel heard and respected while they set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to ease anxiety, low mood, and compulsive patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions show up in relationships and helps people change patterns that cause distress.

Choosing the right approach is often a shared process. Donna will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills practice, emotional work, or a mix of methods as therapy moves forward.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try methods like CBT exercises or emotion-focused conversations from wherever they are able to join. Licensed professionals tailor the mix of approaches to match each person’s needs and daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteem Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Donna commonly address?

Donna works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, addictions, and codependency among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is direct and compassionate, with an emphasis on listening, setting goals together, and using practical tools to manage emotions and relationships.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 13 years of clinical experience and has supported people through caregiving stress, blended family matters, trauma recovery, and substance-related concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling and is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.

Which languages are services offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees and payment handled?

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

How do I begin working with Donna?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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