Donna Iverson, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 36 years in practice

Donna Iverson is a licensed clinical social worker who brings more than three decades of experience to her practice.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149000854 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1003506320 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 36
Languages: English

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About Donna

Donna Iverson is a licensed clinical social worker who brings more than three decades of experience to her practice. She offers steady, practical support to people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. Donna speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.

Donna believes people are the experts on their own lives and that they already carry strengths to build on. She helps people sort through changes, manage difficult feelings, and take small steps toward a more satisfying life.

Background and approach

Taking the first step can feel hard, and she focuses on making that step feel doable. Her work often centers on parenting and family concerns, as well as coaching for people who want to make changes in daily life.

Donna also brings experience supporting adoption and foster care issues, first responder stress, veterans and armed forces concerns, hospice and end-of-life situations, disaster recovery, and personality-related challenges. In sessions she uses approaches rooted in Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing.

Those methods are used in simple, practical ways to help people notice patterns, try new responses, and build routines that feel useful. Donna has practiced in Illinois for many years and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She aims to make therapy fit into busy lives and to partner with each person in setting realistic, short-term goals.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Coaching
Adoption and foster care
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
First responder issues
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Personality disorders

Approaches Donna names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online emotional care

Donna uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person's priorities and values, offering a listening space where the client's perspective guides the work. This approach helps when someone needs someone to hear their story and clarify goals.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot thoughts and behavior patterns that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT tools are presented as short, actionable steps to try between sessions and to track what changes help most.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Donna collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time based on what is helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to add flexibility. Video calls let people keep visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits a quick check-in, and text-based messaging supports brief updates or coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and other daily routines while trying different ways of working together.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Donna work with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, family and parenting issues, self-esteem, and life coaching. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, disaster recovery, first responder issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, veteran and armed forces issues, and personality disorders.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She listens, reflects what matters to the client, and uses practical steps informed by client-centered methods.

How much experience does she have?

Donna has 36 years of professional experience working in social work and related settings.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.

In what language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats does she use?

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

What are the first steps to begin working together?

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