THERAPY FOR LIFE TRANSITIONS, PET LOSS, NON-MONOGAMY & POLYAMORY IN VIRGINIA, OHIO & KENTUCKY

I’m so glad you found me!

Alonna Donovan Makinson, MA, LPC, LPCC-S

I work closely with empaths, caretakers, healers, and animal lovers, as well as with clients who identify as LGBT+, non-monogamous, or neurodivergent.

I respect and support all relationship and sexual orientations and strive to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all my clients.

My passion lies in helping clients identify and overcome the barriers preventing them from living their best lives. Whether you’re navigating significant life transitions, seeking relationship satisfaction, or aiming for personal growth, I’m here to ensure you don’t feel alone and to help you gain the confidence and skills you need.

I take a strength-based, client-focused approach.

After all, you are the expert in your own life, and my role is to support you in identifying and achieving your goals. Acting as a sounding board, I will walk with you on your journey of self-discovery and use therapeutic modalities that are best tailored towards your needs.

Therapy doesn’t have to be a solemn process. We’ll incorporate humor and fun banter into our sessions and make the journey towards wellness as enjoyable as possible.

In relationship work, the relationship itself is my client.

When supporting couples and triads with enhancing relationship satisfaction, we’ll look at the dynamics present between the individuals and empower the system itself to harmonize.

This could involve building communication and emotion regulation skills or using attachment-based awareness to increase safety and intimacy within the relationship structure. 

I know a little thing or two about big life transitions.

In 2012, I took a big leap of faith by crossing state lines and leaving my high school teaching career to pursue a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Cincinnati (2014). Ever since then, I have been committed to helping clients enhance their mental wellness and pursue their dreams. I have been specializing in supporting non-monogamous and LGBT+ clients since becoming independently licensed in 2016, and decided to open my own practice in 2019 in order to better meet the needs of my queer and polyamorous clients. Speaking of life transitions, I made yet another significant one by moving from Ohio to Virginia during COVID lockdown, which explains why I am licensed in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia.

  • Master of Arts - University of Cincinnati, April 2014

    Licensed Professional Counselor

    Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Counseling

    License Number #0701008618

    Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

    State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

    License Number #E1300053-SUPV

    Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

    Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors

    License Number #270168

  • In my personal life, I love going camping, spending time in nature, and all the other stereotypical hippy shit you might expect from a therapist (honestly, what more can you expect from a therapist who named her practice after a tree?). I am learning to zoom around on pink rainbow rider roller skates. I would describe myself as a color-loving slightly-witchy feminist chick who adores animals, is a big nerd, and whose guilty pleasure is reality TV.

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