Donald Rindfuss

Donald Rindfuss is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience who brings a calm, down-to-earth style to sessions. He works with people facing addiction, grief, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Donald draws on practical tools and everyday conversation to help people reconnect with their values and find manageable next steps.

He uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build skills for coping and change. Mindfulness and meditation, shaped by his background in yoga, are woven into sessions to help reduce anxiety and support emotional regulation. Motivational interviewing and narrative techniques guide goal setting and meaning-making when people feel stuck.

Donald gained his Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh and holds the credential LCSW. Over his career he has worked with people in addiction treatment, inpatient rehabilitation, and at the Veterans Administration addressing PTSD and readjustment concerns. He talks plainly about lived experience and professional practice to make therapy easy to follow.

Sessions tend to be relaxed and conversational, with an emphasis on real-life tools and steady progress. He often helps people clarify values, set small goals, and practice skills between meetings. The focus is on what matters to the individual and steps they can use right away.

Donald is based in Pennsylvania and provides services in English. If someone wants to begin, they can use the site process to match and schedule a time that fits their routine.

How his approaches fit into online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and finding purpose during life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing patterns of behavior through practical exercises. It often helps with depression, anxiety, and managing stress by building skills people can practice between meetings.

Mindfulness Therapy uses simple meditation and breathing practices to slow reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. This approach can reduce worry and support coping with grief or trauma symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to choose or blend methods based on their goals and what feels most useful. Sessions can change over time as needs shift, with an emphasis on collaboration and doable steps.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow earlier or later appointments, or make shorter check-ins possible when schedules require it. Ask about scheduling preferences when you match to find what fits your routine.