Licensed to practice in Florida and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues, Mood Disorders and 10 more.
New to Grow
I’m Donna Paloy, an LCSW with over 25 years of experience helping adults navigate anxiety, trauma, ADHD, depression, grief, relationship stress, and major life transitions. My style is warm, intuitive, grounded, and gently direct. I blend evidence-based therapy with mindfulness, somatic awareness, creative expression, and a whole-person lens so clients can move beyond survival patterns and reconnect with clarity, confidence, and self-trust.
In our first session, we’ll slow things down and get a clear picture of what brings you to therapy, what has been weighing on you, and what you hope will feel different. I’ll ask about your history, current stressors, symptoms, strengths, relationships, and goals. You do not have to have everything figured out before we begin. My goal is to help you feel safe, understood, and oriented, while also identifying practical next steps. We’ll begin creating a plan that feels realistic, supportive, and tailored to you.
I bring a strong clinical foundation, deep empathy, and the ability to see patterns quickly without reducing people to a diagnosis. My approach is compassionate but not passive; I will hold space, but I will also gently challenge avoidance, old survival strategies, and stories that keep you stuck. I often integrate nervous system education, somatic tools, mindfulness, creative reflection, and practical coping strategies. Clients who work well with me are often ready for therapy that goes deeper than surface-level symptom management and helps them make meaningful, sustainable change.
My ideal client is someone who may feel overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, disconnected, or tired of repeating the same patterns, but still has a desire to grow and understand themselves more deeply. I work well with adults who are thoughtful, sensitive, self-aware, creative, spiritually curious, or navigating trauma, ADHD, depression, grief, relationship stress, or major life transitions. You do not need to have everything figured out before starting therapy. You just need a willingness to be honest, explore what is underneath the symptoms, and take small, meaningful steps toward healing, clarity, and self-trust.
Other specialties
I identify as
Trauma-Focused CBT
TF-CBT is an evidence-based approach that helps clients process trauma, understand how painful experiences can affect thoughts and emotions, and build practical coping skills. The work is paced thoughtfully, with a focus on safety, emotional regulation, and helping clients feel more empowered in their healing.
Child Parent Psychotherapy
Child-Parent Psychotherapy supports infants and young children ages 0–5 and their caregivers in strengthening their relationship, improving emotional connection, and healing from stress, trauma, or difficult life experiences. This approach helps caregivers better understand their child’s behavior and emotional needs while creating more safety, trust, and regulation within the relationship. The work is gentle, collaborative, and focused on helping both child and caregiver feel more connected and supported.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, emotions, body responses, and behaviors. In sessions, we look at the patterns that may be increasing anxiety, depression, self-doubt, or stress, and practice more balanced ways of thinking and responding. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, but it is not about “just thinking positive.” It is about learning to recognize what is true, what is helpful, and what choices support your healing.
Mind-body approach
A mind-body approach recognizes that emotional pain, stress, anxiety, and trauma do not just live in our thoughts — they also show up in the nervous system, body, breath, energy, and daily patterns. In therapy, we may use mindfulness, grounding, breathwork, body awareness, somatic tools, and practical coping strategies to help you feel safer, more regulated, and more connected to yourself. This approach supports healing from the inside out.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
NLP, or Neuro-Linguistic Programming, explores how language, thought patterns, emotional responses, and behavior are connected. In therapy, I may use NLP-informed techniques to help you notice old internal scripts, shift unhelpful patterns, and strengthen more supportive ways of thinking, feeling, and responding. This approach can be helpful for building self-awareness, confidence, emotional regulation, and new choices in how you relate to yourself and others.