Donna Rudd is a licensed professional counselor with more than 30 years of experience.
01About Donna
Donna Rudd is a licensed professional counselor with more than 30 years of experience. She focuses on clear, practical help for people coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and parenting concerns. Her style is respectful and down-to-earth, with short-term goals you can notice between sessions.
Before moving into counseling full time, she taught in South Carolina schools. She worked across grade levels as a classroom teacher, special education resource teacher, and guidance counselor.
Background and approach
That background shaped how she talks with parents and adults about everyday challenges and school-related concerns. In sessions she centers the conversation on each person's needs. She uses straightforward tools to manage panic, reduce anxiety, and build confidence.
Conversations look at thoughts, behaviors, and simple skills to try between meetings. Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are part of the toolbox she draws on when people need help finding direction or building habits. Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new ways of handling situations.
People who come for help find a calm, practical partner who listens and suggests doable steps. She guides the process, but clients lead the goals. The focus is on getting through tough moments, improving daily routines, and moving toward clearer purpose and better coping.
02Credentials
- LPC (South Carolina)
- License 2762 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1992915466 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Donna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Donna names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
These are the methods 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.
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04Online support
Using practical approaches in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and pace. The therapist listens without judgment and follows what matters most to the client, helping people name priorities and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going and teaches straightforward strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, panic, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, useful for stress and panic symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit the client's goals, and adjust plans as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where the client's feedback shapes what is used next.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let you talk and use visual tools, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text-based messaging supports ongoing coaching between meetings. These formats help people fit therapy into work, school, or parenting routines and make it easier to keep momentum between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include life purpose, panic attacks, women's issues, and young adult concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach that keeps sessions focused on each person's needs. Conversations tend to be practical, with skills and small experiments to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She brings over 30 years of professional experience, including many years working in South Carolina schools as a teacher and guidance counselor.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - and works from South Carolina.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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