About Donna
Dr. Donna St. Hillier uses a blend of practical talk and evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes.
She brings 40 years of clinical experience and a calm, steady presence to sessions. Dr. Hillier holds a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and works with adults across a wide range of concerns.
She writes plainly and listens closely so people can take small steps that feel manageable.
Background and approach
Her style mixes acceptance and commitment work with cognitive behavioral ideas. That means she helps people notice what matters, practice new ways of thinking, and take actions that match their values. She also uses client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to slow things down and build awareness.
Over four decades Dr. Hillier has supported people coping with loss, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and questions about gender and identity. She often helps with feelings like emptiness, guilt, and shame, and with life changes that leave people unsure of next steps.
She also has experience with issues such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, and end-of-life concerns. Sessions focus on practical tools and honest conversation. Dr.
Hillier encourages people to draw on their own strengths and life experience while trying new strategies. She aims for clear goals and realistic steps so progress feels tangible. People meet with her for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is set after a short matching questionnaire.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small steps toward them even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, grief, and life transitions where making meaningful choices matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful habits. It often helps with anxiety and depression by offering straightforward tools to test and shift thinking. Client-Centered Therapy centers on respectful, nonjudgmental listening so people feel heard and can discover their own solutions.Deciding which approach fits is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals and preferences and then try methods together. Sessions are collaborative, and adjustments are made if a different mix of techniques feels more helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when life gets hectic.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English