Dr. Donna Daniel , LPCC

Dr. Donna Daniel is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 35 years of experience based in New Mexico. She brings a blend of long-standing clinical experience and a fresh, intuitive presence to her work, drawing on an eclectic foundation of theories and practices cultivated over decades of practice and personal exploration.

Having relocated from Arizona during the COVID shutdown, she has worked in a wide variety of settings and lived in multiple states, with professional travel that included assignments at military bases in Italy, Germany, England, and Japan. Her clinical background includes work in grief and thanatology, trauma-informed care, mindfulness, Gestalt and Rational-Emotive practices, and a focus on helping people navigate life changes, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, mood disorders, and stress-related challenges.

Her approach fuses clinical training with a spiritual sensibility informed by personal study and practice of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Wicca, and Gnostic teachings. She describes herself as spiritual more than religious and attends to the ways faith can support recovery or complicate healing. She emphasizes client readiness and a sincere commitment to change - she prefers to engage with people who are motivated to move away from damaging patterns and relationships.

Outside of clinical work she has pursued pilgrimages to India, spent 14 years living off-grid in Arizona, and is married. She values brief, focused work while remaining open to longer cycles of therapy when needed, and brings her whole self - experience, intuition, and clinical skill - to each therapeutic contact.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Sessions with Dr. Donna Daniel

Dr. Donna Daniel integrates client-centered therapy and mindfulness therapy into her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathic environment where the client’s goals and experiences guide the process - it is useful for relationship issues, self-esteem concerns, and navigating life transitions. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and practical skills for managing stress, anxiety, and emotional reactivity, supporting clients who want tools for daily coping and emotional regulation.

She also draws on Jungian ideas to explore deeper patterns, personal meanings, and symbolic themes that influence identity and relationships, which can be helpful for clients seeking insight into longstanding patterns or spiritual dimensions of their experience. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process; the therapist and client work collaboratively to determine which methods fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjustments are made as progress unfolds.

In practice, sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier for people to access help from licensed professionals and allow therapy to fit into busy or geographically dispersed lives without sacrificing continuity of care.