Donna Maso

Donna Maso is a licensed clinical social worker with over 31 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, grief and end-of-life concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and anger. Her manner is practical and direct, aimed at finding steps that feel doable during hard times.

She has worked across many settings including outpatient, inpatient, transitional, crisis services, schools, correctional settings, and hospice-related care in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and memory care. That range means she is familiar with caregiving stress, aging and geriatric issues, and challenges that come with chronic or terminal conditions.

In sessions she focuses on clear goals and usable skills. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and respond to what matters to each person. Cognitive behavioral tools are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness techniques can help with intense emotions and impulsivity.

Donna also uses solution-focused strategies to build quick, practical steps toward change. She has long experience with family of origin problems, blended family issues, infidelity, communication problems, and divorce or separation concerns. Her background includes work with abuse survivors and domestic violence contexts.

Her approach emphasizes strengths, problem-solving, and steady support. She asks clients to agree not to electronically record telehealth sessions without prior consent. Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in Florida.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to each person's needs. It helps people feel heard and then work toward goals that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors to find small experiments that can change how someone feels and acts; it is often used for anxiety, anger, and relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Donna will discuss options with each person and choose strategies together based on the client's goals, comfort, and what they want to get out of sessions. That means techniques can shift over time as needs change.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel to an office. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for scheduling, how to prepare for a meeting, and any practical needs so sessions fit into everyday life.