Donna Jeane Pappas

For 32 plus years of my professional focus as a counselor/therapist/life coach has been mental well being, helping my clients discover and design life they want to live. How do you go about achieving your personal possibility? Therapy provides a platform for seeking change, whether for self, circumstances, or life directions. I will explore with you what brings meaning, relevance and purpose to your life. Happiness is not necessarily a destination but something you can work to create amongst every day ups and downs and even with significant life challenges. I am energized by guiding and supporting clients in creating well lived life. As a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with my professional experience has been diverse and varied. The thread throughout my counseling career is establishing a foundation for coping with change, life transitions and creating new chapters. I have worked with individuals and families coping with major health issues and life threatening illnesses, along with helping clients through the grieving process of a significant life loss. Through the years clients come with various issues (developmental milestones-college new career, retirement, relationship, parenting, adult child/older parents). In today’s world there are may stressors that can enter our life. I see my role is to provide new tools and along with helping the client look at what has worked previously. This creates strategies for problem solving and enhancing your daily life experience. My therapy approach combines elements of positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, reality therapy, solution focused and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy . Most important in working with you, I want to understand your strengths, values and your vision of your best self and your life. My priority is to meet you where you are with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I want to understand your concerns and specific needs, along with how you think I can best help you. Then we can work together to develop a treatment plan and goals. My therapeutic and life philosophy comes from the quote “becoming is better than being” by Carol Dwick. Embracing “becoming” means always moving toward your more fulfilling and happier life. It begins with taking steps forward. I am here to partner with you to support, equip and empower you as you take your steps.