About Donna
Donna Sarvela is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that can ease daily strain and support steady progress. Donna aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.
She uses a strengths-based, client-centered stance that treats the person as the expert on their life. That means sessions often start by looking for what already works, then building on those patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new ways of responding.
Mindfulness techniques are introduced when they might help reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness. Motivational Interviewing can be part of the work when people want help with changes around substances or other behaviors. Psychodynamic ideas may be drawn on to understand recurring patterns rooted in earlier relationships.
Donna describes the process as collaborative and grounded. She helps people set realistic goals and break them into small, doable steps. The emphasis is on learning skills that fit into everyday life and on steady, manageable change.
Clients who want to begin are asked to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. Donna holds licenses in Utah and California as an LCSW and conducts sessions in English.
She uses a strengths-based, client-centered stance that treats the person as the expert on their life. That means sessions often start by looking for what already works, then building on those patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new ways of responding.
Mindfulness techniques are introduced when they might help reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness. Motivational Interviewing can be part of the work when people want help with changes around substances or other behaviors. Psychodynamic ideas may be drawn on to understand recurring patterns rooted in earlier relationships.
Donna describes the process as collaborative and grounded. She helps people set realistic goals and break them into small, doable steps. The emphasis is on learning skills that fit into everyday life and on steady, manageable change.
Clients who want to begin are asked to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. Donna holds licenses in Utah and California as an LCSW and conducts sessions in English.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.