Mindy McDonald, LCSW
Licensed in Utah · 10 years in practice
Mindy McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and parenting challenges.
License and registration
- LCSW, Utah
- 13039456-3501 · expires September 2026
- LCSW, Texas
- 38604 · expires October 2027
- LCSW, Oregon
- L13703 · expires November 2026
- LICSW, Washington
- LW61380100 · expires October 2026
- LCSW, Colorado
- CSW.09929773 · expires August 2027
- LCSW, Tennessee
- 8980 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1356980890 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Mindy
Mindy McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and parenting challenges. She supports people facing life transitions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career or self-esteem struggles. Mindy works with issues related to trauma, attachment, and sexual orientation concerns for LGBT clients.
She practices in Texas and brings ten years of clinical experience to her work. Mindy keeps sessions straightforward and compassionate.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps clients name patterns that cause pain. Together she explores practical steps clients can try between sessions. Her aim is to leave people feeling more able to cope and more hopeful about next steps.
Her approach blends several methods to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on acceptance-based tools to teach ways to live with difficult feelings. Attachment-based work and client-centered care inform how she builds trust and supports emotional connection.
Mindy also helps people dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, blended family issues, and the fallout from divorce or domestic violence. She has worked across clinical and crisis settings and has supported people through many stages of life. Her goal is practical progress, not quick fixes.
She asks clients to set the pace. Sessions focus on real problems and day-to-day choices. If therapy is a fit, she partners with each person to set goals and try strategies that fit their life and values.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Mindy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mindy names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-guided steps even when feelings are hard. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and change patterns that get in the way of daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mindy will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then pick methods that fit. That makes therapy a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted as clients learn what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short updates, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers nonverbal contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different ways of working as needs change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Mindy supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, and career or self-esteem concerns, among others.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She listens first and then works collaboratively to identify patterns and practical steps. Sessions are warm, direct, and focused on usable skills and values-based goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked in both therapy and crisis intervention settings over many years.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - with licensure noted for Texas and Tennessee, and she practices in Texas.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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