Licensed clinical social worker recordCalifornia
Donnise Powell, LCSW
California
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Parenting
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence 126885
- NPI
- 1225556988
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
These details come from information Donnise supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Grief and loss
About Donnise
Donnise Powell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, grief, parenting, and coping with life changes. She also helps people with communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, finding life purpose, and building self-love.
Her work is conversational and down-to-earth. Sessions are meant to feel like a real talk rather than a formal examination. She blends clinical methods with practical, everyday talk so clients can make changes that fit their lives.
Donnise draws on her clinical background and life experience when supporting people through hard moments. She may share personal insights when it helps a person feel understood or gain perspective. She welcomes discussing spiritual or Christian values when a client wants that included, and she respects other belief systems equally.
In sessions she focuses on small, concrete steps toward goals. That might mean practicing new ways to talk with someone, naming sources of shame, or trying short behavioral changes to reduce stress. She aims to help people notice what works and build on those moves.
Donnise works with youth and young adults as noted in her biography, helping them move through transitions and emotional difficulties. Her approach is practical and relational, with attention to everyday pressures like work, family, money, and health.
BHow sessions work
Evidence-based approaches and remote care
Many clinicians who work in Donnise Powell’s style combine evidence-based techniques with conversational, relational work. Cognitive approaches focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns to reduce anxiety and shame. Behavioral strategies use small, practical tasks to build coping skills and break cycles of avoidance.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Donnise will help clients and therapist together decide which techniques fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process means trying methods and adjusting them based on what actually helps.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by cutting travel time, making it simpler to schedule a short check-in, or allowing workday breaks to be used for appointments. Licensed professionals can also adapt exercises and homework to everyday routines so progress continues between meetings.
CAreas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, grief, parenting, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and relational. She blends clinical methods with everyday talk to make sessions feel practical and approachable.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience providing clinical social work services.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are payments and cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers