Donna Camerota, LCSW

Donna Camerota is a Connecticut licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 24 years of experience supporting adults through major life shifts. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, mood disorders, and issues that come with caregiving and chronic illness. Donna also lists blended family issues among her additional areas of focus.

Donna works with people who are facing change and conflict. She uses plain language in sessions and helps people sort priorities, set boundaries, and practice new ways of communicating. Sessions often include problem-solving and concrete skills to manage strong feelings and improve day-to-day functioning.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods and practical therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That means listening first, then testing small changes that can reduce anxiety or improve mood. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used when people want to build on strengths and set short-term goals.

Donna pays attention to how health, caretaking roles, and past losses affect daily life. She helps clients name patterns like codependency, attachment struggles, or burnout and then try different responses. Work may include practicing communication, planning for transitions, or building coping tools for sleep and stress.

People who seek her help usually want straightforward guidance and skills they can use between sessions. To begin, she asks about immediate concerns, current routines, and what a reasonable first step would look like.