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Donna Marchant-Roof, LCSW
Virginia
LCSW - Stress and life changes
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Solution-focused work
About Donna
Donna Marchant-Roof is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with 30 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and life changes. Donna also supports career transitions, parenting concerns, relationship questions, compassion fatigue, and issues related to cancer or caregiving.
Donna trained with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Social Work. She has worked across age groups and settings, including work with children, teens, adults, and more recently older adults facing health changes and end-of-life concerns. Her background also includes coaching health-care leaders and people moving into management roles.
Her practice focuses on practical skills and clear goals. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. She also draws on client-centered listening, solution-focused strategies, and mindfulness techniques to help people build steady habits and small wins.
Sessions emphasize what is working now and small, achievable steps toward change. Donna supports people through grief, divorce and separation, workplace stress, and trauma recovery with attention to immediate needs and longer-term coping. She aims to set realistic goals and track progress in concrete ways.
People who choose Donna can expect straightforward, skills-based work that connects thinking, behavior, and daily routines. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Practical matters like cost vary by location and use a cancelable subscription model.
How Donna applies practical approaches in online sessions
Donna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT sessions break problems into small steps and focus on testing new habits that can reduce anxiety or lift mood. She also uses client-centered methods that emphasize listening and the person’s own goals, giving space to clarify what matters most.Mindfulness techniques are used alongside these approaches to increase awareness of present-moment experience and reduce automatic reactivity. These practices tend to help with stress, grief, and ongoing worry by training attention and calming the nervous system.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Donna will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then combine CBT, client-centered work, and mindfulness in a way that fits those aims. The plan can change over time as progress is reviewed together.
The therapist biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks, or offering sessions when being on camera is not needed. Licensed professionals can adapt tools and homework to remote sessions so practical skills carry over into daily routines.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include career issues, parenting, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and workplace issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test different responses in daily life. The work is practical and focused on skills that change thinking and behavior over time.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Master of Social Work and has 30 years of clinical experience. Her career includes work across age groups and coaching health-care leaders.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia and bases her practice in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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