Mindy McDonald, LCSW

Utah · 10 years in practice

Mindy McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience.

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

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Mindy

Mindy McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and other life challenges. Mindy aims to offer steady, practical support and clear tools so clients can move forward at their own pace.

Her approach is warm and direct. Sessions usually involve noticing patterns that cause pain, talking through how early experiences shaped those patterns, and testing small changes that feel doable.

Background and approach

She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy along with acceptance and cognitive strategies to address emotional blocks and improve connection to self and others. Mindy uses a strengths-based frame. She helps people name skills they already have and build new habits that match their goals.

Conversations can include emotion work, values-based choices, and practical steps for daily life like communication or coping strategies. She has worked in clinical and crisis settings and brings experience supporting people across many life stages and challenges. Mindy aims to create a respectful, steady relationship where clients set the pace and priorities for change.

If someone wants a thoughtful, relational approach that pairs feeling-focused work with concrete tools, she offers that blend. Her goal is to help people feel understood and leave sessions with clear next steps they can try between meetings.

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

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Online support

Emotion-focused and values-based care online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work through strong emotions that block connection and wellbeing. It focuses on what feelings mean in relationships and helps people respond differently when emotions run high. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and choose actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and aims to build more supported ways of relating by practicing new patterns in session.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mindy will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means testing what helps most and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quick check-in, and messaging supports shorter updates or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options provide flexibility for varied schedules and make it easier to continue consistent care when life is busy.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, parenting strain, career questions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and many life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm, direct, and collaborative. Sessions blend emotion-focused work with practical steps you can try between meetings.

What is her professional background?

She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked in both clinical and crisis intervention roles supporting people across varied life stages.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW credentials and practices in Texas with licensure noted as TX LCSW and TN LCSW in her profile.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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