Cara Noel Donahue

Cara Donahue is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker offering the ease of online therapy to adults in Connecticut, Florida and Massachusetts. People may start therapy feeling stuck, in pain from depression or anxiety, frustrated with their relationships, disconnected after a loss and no longer able to make sense of the world. Cara helps clients gain insight while teaching skills to manage intense feelings and responses in the body. Clients find paths to acceptance and renewal. It's her passion and purpose to guide clients on their journey skillfully, with care and compassion.

Using a holistic approach, Cara addresses clients' emotional, spiritual, mental and physical wellbeing. Instead of focusing on changing thoughts and feelings, Cara helps clients to accept them without judgment; to observe and engage them with curiosity. By reinforcing core values and intentions, alongside practicing skills to manage and decrease discomfort, clients start making changes without waiting to have the “right” thoughts and feelings. As a result, they report less distress and more fulfillment.

Cara works to ensure clients feel safe and respected, hoping to earn their trust. She co-creates an approach with clients to meet their unique needs, drawing from an eclectic academic background, her training in grief and trauma treatment, and energy healing modalities. She seeks client feedback along the way, in order to assess the process and make adjustments if needed.

Cara knows first-hand what it’s like to achieve a goal (whether a degree, a job, a relationship) and still feel unsure of one’s self. Like many of her clients, she’s experienced grief, and the challenge of rebuilding after life is forever changed. She is committed to the clients that live with unacknowledged loss. She is committed to making you feel seen, heard, hopeful and connected.