Mindy McDonald, LCSW
Utah · 10 years in practice
Mindy McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas.
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 (LCSW) based in Texas. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges related to identity and addiction. Her approach is warm and practical, aimed at helping people take the next workable step toward feeling better.
Mindy draws on existential ideas alongside evidence-based skills to help people make meaning of hard experiences. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Attachment-informed work and a client-centered stance guide how she listens and responds. Her style is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, trying small changes, and reflecting on what matters most.
She often frames work around goals you set together and practical tools you can use between sessions. With ten years of clinical experience as an LCSW, Mindy has supported people through loss, life transitions, caregiving stress, chronic health problems, and trauma. She emphasizes respect, empathy, and a nonjudgmental working relationship.
Mindy offers several session formats to fit different schedules and needs. She encourages people to start with a brief matching questionnaire so she can learn about concerns and goals, and then schedule a time that fits their routine.
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
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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
Approaches for Online Work and What They Offer
Existential work helps people name what matters most and explore questions about purpose, choice, and meaning when life feels uncertain. It is useful for people facing big transitions, emptiness, grief, or questions about identity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches openness to difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them; it supports coping with anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape expectations and patterns, and it can help with communication, intimacy concerns, and healing from relational wounds.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That means trying ideas, checking how they land, and changing direction as needed so the plan fits real life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls can fit a break at work or use less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can work for brief check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These options let people fit care into busy schedules and keep progress moving even when travel or time is limited.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Mindy help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career concerns, ADHD, and other life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and warm. She combines a client-centered attitude with practical skill-building and meaning-focused conversation.
What is her clinical background?
She has ten years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked in both clinical and crisis intervention roles.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds Texas LCSW and Tennessee LCSW credentials and is based in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's listed times.
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