Donna Maso , LCSW

Donna Maso is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 31 years of professional counseling experience. She has supported people across the lifespan, from young children to older adults, and brings deep experience working with a broad range of clinical concerns and life transitions.

Her career has included roles in outpatient, transitional, inpatient, and crisis services, along with work in shelters, hotlines, and court-related settings. She has provided services in children s counseling, child crisis and protection centers, parenting programs, couples and family agencies, and with military families. Her background also includes work with mandated referrals, adjudicated adolescents where she served as an executive director of treatment programs, and roles within school systems teaching both regular and alternative education.

Donna has worked with offenders in correctional settings, supported individuals needing long-term placement, developed programs for people with disabilities, and offered care to those facing chronic or terminal conditions in hospice and long-term care environments such as hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and memory care. Her clinical specialties include relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and anger, with additional focus on caregiver stress, blended family issues, codependency, communication difficulties, divorce and separation, and end-of-life concerns.

She emphasizes a compassionate, strengths-focused approach that helps clients identify practical solutions and build on their abilities. Donna looks forward to meeting people who are ready to begin a process of change and growth. As a policy, she requests agreement not to electronically record telehealth sessions without prior consent. She also notes that laws protecting HIPAA personal nature of sessions in the office apply to telehealth sessions, including mandatory and permissive exceptions to personal nature of sessions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Donna Maso

Donna Maso uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, non-judgmental space where the client's perspective and goals guide the work; this approach is helpful for relationship concerns, grief, and finding personal direction. She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that explores how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and helps people develop new skills to manage anxiety, anger, and mood-related challenges. In addition, she integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques when helpful - DBT focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and healthy interpersonal skills, which can assist with impulsivity, intense emotions, and relationship conflicts.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Donna works with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the plan as progress unfolds so clients feel engaged and understood.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility in how people connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow scheduling that fits work, caregiving, or mobility needs. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care, attend sessions from home, and integrate therapeutic support into daily life while working with a licensed professional.