Donna Byxbe

Donna Byxbe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Texas with 29 years of clinical experience beginning in 1995. Much of her career was spent working within community mental health programs, addressing a wide range of concerns from serious mental illness to everyday life choices. She has provided care for adults, children, adolescents, older adults, couples, and groups.

In 2005 she launched a private practice and maintained it full time until 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic she shifted toward telehealth, and because she lives in a smaller city where many people were not comfortable with remote sessions, she continued working at a reduced capacity. In early 2021 she experienced illness following vaccination complications and paused practice for about three months while she recovered. In December 2021 she tested positive for the virus and became very ill. She now offers services through a national online counseling service rather than reopening a solo in-person practice.

Donna is skilled in cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, client-centered, and transpersonal approaches. Within transpersonal work she emphasizes hypnotherapy, meditation, and inner child support. Treatment methods are selected to match the treatment plan, which is derived from the concerns the client identifies and the goals the client wishes to achieve.

When working with couples she aims to foster healing both independently and together. She views attraction as often bringing up personal issues - likening partners to a lock and key - and helps couples move from hurt to repair through positive communication techniques, compromise, and negotiation.

Donna believes each person’s path to growth is unique and is best determined by the individual or by partners together. Her role is to offer knowledge, feedback, and guidance as clients move through their journeys. She respects each client’s right to self-determination and supports the option to decline any treatment suggestion without fear of consequence. Donna is honored to assist individuals in becoming their best selves and to help couples build separate identities while maintaining their connection.