About Your Therapist

¡Hola a todos! 

Me llamo Donna, Mexicana a hueso colorado y soy bilingüe en Ingles y Español. I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed professional counselor associate (supervised by Nanci Silver-Boice, M.Ed, M.A., LMFT-S, LPC-S). I hold a masters in science in psychology with the specialty of marriage, individual, and family therapy. I am here to help you to the best of my ability and most of all, I’m open-minded about cultures, beliefs, sexual orientation, and walks of life. My office space is a judgment-free zone. I work with grief, anxiety, depression, intergenerational and religious trauma, losses, life transitions, and relationship issues. Coming from a bicultural background (American-born with first generation Mexican parents) and also having lived abroad in Japan, I feel that I am able to understand some of the common challenges that come with assimilation and acculturation from both domestic and foreign perspectives. Fun facts about me: I am not an “uWu girl” but I do love the aesthetic and cute fashion! Also, my last name is Xu because my husband is Chinese-Canadian-American.

I believe therapy is part of the human experience and no matter the language or culture, the mind and heart always need care and understanding. Clients will feel that they have addressed their issues when they feel empowered to move forward. Basically what I joke with my clients all the time is: “I’m always looking to get myself out of a job!” If my clients no longer need me, then we did some good work!