Dr. Donnieau Snyder

Welcome. Taking the step to seek professional support is an act of profound courage and self-compassion.

Practicing as a licensed marriage and family therapist and serving as a college professor for 18 years has and continues to remain my mission to provide an empowering, deeply supportive space where you can reconnect with your inner strengths. In my practice, I partner with adults, couples, and families, as well as clinical associates navigating the demands of the mental health profession.

My Clinical Background & Strengths

• My career is deeply tied to adequate and appropriate access to mental health services and resources impacting quality of daily living. As both a licensed mental health professional and retired professor of counselor education, my combined provider and teaching experiences continue to directly inform my practice. I take complex psychological and neurobiological concepts and translate them into practical, mindful tools for daily life. My treatment areas include depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship dynamics, and mood disorders. Working collaboratively with individuals, couples, and families to foster growth and facilitate change, my strengths lie in providing a safe harbor during life's most disorienting storms.

If you are looking for a collaborative, mindful approach to healing and growth, please reach out to schedule an initial consultation.

My Approach and style to my therapy practice is rooted in humanistic values and mindfulness-based interventions. I believe that you are the ultimate expert of your own life and lived experiences. Rather than simply diagnosing or analyzing, I walk alongside you with authentic presence, deep empathy, and non-judgmental curiosity. By blending traditional evidence-based therapies with mindfulness practices, we will work together to cultivate greater self-awareness, ground your nervous system in the present moment, and build sustainable, heart-centered resilience.

Before we dive into the specific goals or stressors that bring you to therapy, I always like to orient new clients, so you know exactly what to expect from our time together.

Think of the initial meeting as a gentle, mutual conversation where we trace your history, evaluate your current symptoms, and see if my style feels like a supportive and productive fit for you.

Because safety and boundary-setting are essential to this work, we will also briefly cover your completed paperwork, policies, and the legal limits of confidentiality.

When we begin discussing the clinical side of your care, we will focus on what you face today, moving strictly at your comfort level. To support fostering growth and facilitating change, the various use of tools like cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT), solution focused brief therapy (SFBT), and family-centered systems (to name a few) allows for our eventual treatment plan to be uniquely tailored to objectives and goals illuminated by your proactive participation reflected through the empowerment of your voice, your choice.

You are in complete control of what you choose to share in this space.