Psychotherapy and Supervision
Healing connections can happen through commitment to emotional understanding.

ABOUT DONNA
I offer an environment committed to support and care for relationships.
This helps expand understanding of suffering from trauma, depression, anxiety or other difficulties.
My Relational Psychotherapy Approach
Are you feeling unsettled about things, anxious, experiencing depression or struggling with sleeplessness? Depression can occur when someone’s life events have not been fully responded to at important times of their life. It can also occur if someone needs help with a recent loss or painful experience.
. My specific way of working focuses on deep needs for empathy. Common approaches to trauma, depression and anxiety can leave out layers of knowledge that relate to experiences of separations, loss and whether whether important needs have been met around them.
When needed, we wilI work with common techniques that some individuals may utilize when finding themselves in disequilibrium. At the same time, I work with techniques to understand deeply and to uncover more of what you are going through with depression, anxiety, trauma or triggers for other relationship or alcohol and drug use. Sometimes, people start talking and find that they gradually have more to look at or weigh what they are truly wanting to feel from a behavior.
However, what if there is not sheet music, as in life? In this case, the Intersubjectivist therapist is akin to a bass player who can listen keenly for the deep low notes, the ones that might not be readily and preferably at our attention. Sometimes, occurrences in a relationship can push a layer of a previous pain to the surface. Misunderstanding or sharp differences in families or relationships can cause more distress.
I If you would like to gain a different understandings that can result in feeling more connected, then I can help you find new aspects and important meanings in your experiences. A deeper understanding can help bring you to a different way of feeling and being more connected to the world.
Looking for In-House Supervision for Your Programs
Support transformation in your clients’ lives and address challenging issues.
Mission & Values
Commitment to Healing Relationships
I work with principles of care, responsibility, and deep empathic attunement.
We find otherwise hidden existential issues and feel the way through them.

Professional Offerings
In the Intersubjective process, listening for deeper meanings.helps to understand where experiences tie to one another and affect depression. anxiety and other mental health complaints.

Individual Psychotherapy
I specialize in Trauma, Addiction, Depression, Relationship Issues, Identity Issues and Anxiety.
I see individuals and families.
Fee: $175 Per Session

Supervision Groups for MSW and Counseling Graduates
Receive guidance from trained and experienced therapist. Give feedback that that improves clients’ relating to their experience.
Small Groups starting in June 2025.

Early Career Therapist Group
Gain ability for deep attunement to your direct experiences. Develop a supportive and emotionally attuned peer environment. Value is in finding patterns and enhancing authenticity . Support experience of beginning as a therapist or counselor.
Thursdays (time TBA)
Real Change Can Happen.
Start your process
Ready to take the next step? Explore our Services and get in touch today for a consultation..
New Office Location: @ 190 Nassau Street Princeton
CHECK OUT THESE HELPFUL LINKS BY CLICKING ON THE TOPICS:
- Information on Contemporary Psychoanalytic Approaches (through the International Association of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology)
https://www.iapsp.org/contempory_self_psychology.php - Donna’s YouTube Channel: Learn more about contemporary ideas in psychotherapy https://www.youtube.com/@HighlandParkLCSW
- Social Work Podcast on Grief (through NASW): https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Social-Work-Talks-Podcast/EP69-Superheroes-and-Grief
- Wellness Podcast about Mental Health and approaching problems with understanding: https://khns.org/podcast/wellness-talk-9-15-25/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPOswZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeMmfZ42TFp1nIWSTrpMvTKKzy83vWnpqcNDZeAXbH6FjZzLVYwIkx9ZTomVc_aem_qKJUGxcJVYmnQjJ1hz6Cfg
- Facebook: Donna Wolfskehl DiStefano MSW, LCSW, LCADC’s list of Newsletters. https://www.facebook.com/donna.distefanolcswlcadc

