DONNA C. MOSS, MA, LCSW-R
Empowered Parents. Supported Teens. Better-Informed Professionals.
Helping Parents Support Their Teens. Helping Therapists Strengthen Their Practice.
Supporting teens and young adults can be deeply rewarding, but it can also leave parents and professionals wondering what to say, how to respond, and what will actually help.
With more than 30 years of experience as a therapist, educator, and parent, Donna C. Moss, MA, LCSW-R brings practical mental health education beyond the therapy room. Her online courses, professional training, and educational resources are designed to help parents better understand their teens and give therapists fresh, meaningful ways to connect with the young people they serve.
Because understanding what is happening beneath the surface can change the way we respond.
Practical Mental Health Education for Real-Life Challenges
There is no perfect script for supporting a struggling teen.
Parents may find themselves asking, Is this normal? Am I helping or making things worse? How do I stay connected when my teen keeps pulling away?
Therapists can face a different version of the same challenge. How do you reach an adolescent who answers every question with "I don't know"? How do you build trust when family conflict, trauma, anxiety, or resistance are already in the room?
Donna's mental health education and training turn decades of clinical experience into approachable, practical guidance you can actually use.
Whether you are supporting your own child or sitting across from a teen in your practice, you do not need more theory for theory's sake. You need insight that helps you understand, connect, and respond with greater confidence.
Choose the Learning Path That Fits You
Understand More. React Less. Connect Better.
Parenting teens and young adults can make even experienced parents question themselves.
Donna's online mental health courses for parents help make sense of the emotional, developmental, and relationship challenges that can emerge during adolescence and young adulthood. The goal is not to teach you how to be a "perfect parent." It is to help you feel more prepared for the moments when parenting feels anything but simple.
Learn practical ways to strengthen communication, better understand your teen's emotional world, and approach difficult situations with greater clarity and confidence.
Bring Fresh Energy Into the Work
Connecting with teens takes more than asking the right questions.
Donna's online mental health training for therapists offers practical strategies for engaging adolescents and young adults in meaningful therapeutic work. Drawing from decades of clinical experience, the training explores teen engagement, trauma-informed care, high-conflict divorce, family dysfunction, therapist burnout, and creative approaches for building stronger therapeutic connections.
Donna C. Moss, MA, LCSW-R is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers, Provider #SW-0845. Eligible professionals can earn 2.0 continuing education credits through the therapist course.
Experience Matters. So Does Connection.
Donna has spent more than three decades helping teens, young adults, parents, and professionals navigate complicated emotional territory.
Her experience extends beyond private practice. Throughout her career, Donna has contributed her expertise through organizations and platforms including the Leukemia Society, the New York Association for New Americans, iVillage, Disney, and Solace House USA.
But credentials are only part of the story.
At the heart of Donna's work is a simple belief: people are more likely to grow when they feel understood.
Her approach combines professional knowledge with warmth, practicality, humor, and an understanding that real families and real therapy sessions rarely follow a textbook.
ORGANIZATIONS & PLATFORMS
Leukemia Society | New York Association for New Americans | iVillage | Disney | Solace House USA
Learning Should Leave You With Something You Can Use
Mental health information is everywhere. Useful guidance is harder to find.
Donna's courses and educational resources are designed to help translate complex emotional and psychological concepts into ideas that make sense in everyday life and clinical practice.
You might leave with a new way to start a difficult conversation with your teen. A therapist might discover an approach that helps a quiet adolescent finally begin to open up. Sometimes one new perspective can change the direction of an entire interaction.
That is the kind of learning Donna wants to create.
More Ways to Learn With Donna
Courses are only one place to begin. Explore Donna's writing, conversations, and recommended resources for additional perspectives on parenting, teens, young adults, relationships, anxiety, trauma, and emotional well-being.
"I have been in and out of therapy for the last 8 years. I have not made as much progress in my life as I have with Donna. I chose Donna because she specializes in not just CBT but stress disorders. With her help, I have overcome and worked through some of the toughest chapters to become the person I have always wanted to be. Donna Moss comes highly recommended, anyone who gets the chance to work with her is very lucky and should know that any issue that arises, they will be able to handle it because of her help and guidance. "
- Danielle
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Whether you are a parent trying to better understand your teen or a therapist looking for a new way to reach the young person sitting across from you, meaningful change often begins with understanding what is happening beneath the behavior.
Build your knowledge. Strengthen your connection. Walk into the next conversation feeling a little more prepared.