- 40 years experience
- Speaks English and Portuguese
- Helps with addictions
About Donald
Donald Bliss is an LCSW with four decades of experience in mental health and addictions work. He speaks English and Portuguese and draws on a long history of community service and international living to connect with people from different backgrounds. He aims to help people regain a sense of joy and purpose in life while addressing practical problems and painful emotions.
Donald uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. He listens for strengths and patterns, then helps people try out new ways of thinking and acting. Sessions focus on clear goals, real-life steps, and building habits that fit daily routines.
His background includes work in outpatient clinics, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, community agencies, employee assistance programs, and non-profit program management. He has helped with addictions, workplace issues, chronic illness, LGBTQI+ matters, and parenting concerns across many settings.
Donald studied social work at both bachelor and master levels, with specialty training in child and adolescent welfare, employee assistance programs, and addictions. He has lived in multiple countries and U.S. regions, and he brings that broad life experience into the room when it helps clients find new perspectives.
In sessions he combines Client-Centered approaches, Cognitive Behavioral ideas, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative techniques. The work is collaborative: he encourages, challenges, and supports people as they test different ways forward. He invites clients to discover what a satisfying life might look like for them.
Donald uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. He listens for strengths and patterns, then helps people try out new ways of thinking and acting. Sessions focus on clear goals, real-life steps, and building habits that fit daily routines.
His background includes work in outpatient clinics, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, community agencies, employee assistance programs, and non-profit program management. He has helped with addictions, workplace issues, chronic illness, LGBTQI+ matters, and parenting concerns across many settings.
Donald studied social work at both bachelor and master levels, with specialty training in child and adolescent welfare, employee assistance programs, and addictions. He has lived in multiple countries and U.S. regions, and he brings that broad life experience into the room when it helps clients find new perspectives.
In sessions he combines Client-Centered approaches, Cognitive Behavioral ideas, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative techniques. The work is collaborative: he encourages, challenges, and supports people as they test different ways forward. He invites clients to discover what a satisfying life might look like for them.
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