Donita Anderson-Session

Mental Health Counselor (MHC-LP)

Supervised Practice

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Areas of Expertise: LGBTQ+ affirming care, Black and QTBIPOC identities, anxiety, depression, life transitions, academic stress, identity exploration, trauma-informed care, military and veteran populations, crisis intervention, CBT-informed therapy.

License: New York State MHC-LP

Types of Therapy Offered: Individual (adults & youth), family therapy, and academic and life-transition counseling.

🦉Hours: After Work Hours (EST) Available . Donita, one of our resident night owls, offers after work and school appointments (EST). If you need a therapist but don’t have time during regular business hours, you can book a free consultation with Donita and explore going on your journey with you.

About Me: I am a Mental Health Counselor offering affirming, culturally responsive therapy rooted in care, curiosity, and connection. As a Black, masculine-presenting lesbian (Stud), I understand how powerful it can be to feel genuinely seen and met in therapeutic spaces. In our work together, we create space where queerness, identity, and lived experience are not just welcomed, but centered.

I bring over a decade of experience working with students, veterans, military families, and adults navigating emotional, academic, and life transitions. Together, we often explore queer identity development, gender expression, and the ongoing process of coming into self. We also work with the impact of trauma, building resilience, and making sense of anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns in ways that feel compassionate and grounding.

My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and deeply identity-affirming. I am especially passionate about working alongside LGBTQ+ clients, Black and marginalized communities, and teens. Therapy with me is a space where we slow things down, listen closely, and reconnect, building emotional steadiness, clarity, and self-trust at a pace that honors your lived experience.