Donna Alexander, LMFT

Therapist in Tennessee

Donna Alexander is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 22 years of experience.

License 772 · Tennessee Expires January 2028
NPI 1215259536 · national registry
Experience and languages 22+ years in practice English

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About Donna

Donna Alexander is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people sort through relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, and life changes with calm, straightforward support. Donna uses practical, skills-based methods in sessions.

She often helps people improve communication, manage strong emotions like anger or guilt, and build clearer life goals. Conversations are direct and aimed at steps people can try between meetings.

Background and approach

Her background includes long experience working with military veterans and issues that affect them. She respects clients' values and brings a warm, steady presence into sessions. That steadiness helps when people are facing loss or big life transitions.

Donna draws on a mix of approaches, including the Gottman Method, cognitive behavioral ideas, and emotionally-focused work, to match tools to each person’s needs. She explains techniques plainly and helps clients choose what feels most useful. Sessions tend to focus on small, achievable changes.

Donna uses coaching-style guidance for career and purpose questions and problem-solving for day-to-day stresses. The aim is clearer thinking, better communication, and more effective coping over time.

Credentials

LMFT (Tennessee): License 772 · expires January 2028
NPI: 1215259536 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Stress, Anxiety
Eating disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Communication problems
Guilt and shame
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues

Approaches Donna names

These are the approaches Donna names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.

Online support

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Donna frequently uses the Gottman Method to help people improve communication habits and manage conflict in relationships; this approach breaks down interactions into specific skills and shared exercises. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors that reduce anxiety and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EFT, focuses on recognizing and naming feelings so people can respond to each other with more understanding.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients are part of deciding which methods to emphasize during their work together.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people practice communication skills face to face. Phone sessions can be easier when video would be difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, short reflections, or follow-up coaching between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and differing technical needs.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Donna address?

She works with relationship struggles, family tension, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative, combining communication skills work, emotion-focused conversations, and problem-solving to produce small, usable changes.

What is her professional background and experience?

Donna has 22 years of clinical experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist and has worked with issues affecting veterans and their families.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a Tennessee licensed marriage and family therapist credential and practices from Tennessee.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for therapy?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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