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Alexis Donato

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

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Available both in-person and online
Los Gatos, CA 95030
You're probably tired of feeling like this. If you're carrying everything quietly, tend to over-function, or over-think, now is the right time to make a change. Maybe it's an inner critic that won't quit, old wounds that keep resurfacing, or a life that no longer quite fits. If you feel things deeply, tend to live in your head, or just know something needs to shift, I think we'd work really well together.
You can't think your way out of a feeling. But you can move through it. Together, using mindfulness, somatic, and emotion-focused approaches, we slow down, get curious, and build the capacity to be with what's hard, without it taking you under.
You've probably been thinking about this for a while. I'm here when you're ready. Reach out and let's see if we're a fit.
Call or Alexis Donato now for a free 15 minute consultation - (408) 645-7363

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Alexis Donato, MFT

Los Gatos, CA 95030

(408) 645-7363
My website
C'mon in! I offer in person sessions in my cozy office that feels like you're in my living room in my home. Virtual sessions via Zoom.
I specialize in Anxiety, Self Esteem and Parenting 
$265 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and couples  
Let's Connect (408) 645-7363
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Alexis Donato, MFT

Los Gatos, CA 95030

(408) 645-7363
My website
C'mon in! I offer in person sessions in my cozy office that feels like you're in my living room in my home. Virtual sessions via Zoom.
I specialize in Anxiety, Self Esteem and Parenting 
$265 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $265
  • Couple Sessions $335
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa

Insurance

  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Out of Network
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I can provide super bills if I'm not in network with your insurance. I'm happy to help make therapy affordable, let me know if you need a sliding fee scale.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 645-7363
"
I can provide super bills if I'm not in network with your insurance. I'm happy to help make therapy affordable, let me know if you need a sliding fee scale.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 645-7363

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC44732 Alexis Donato
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 25 years
  • Attended Gallaudet University, Graduated 2001
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from CAMFT 68630 / 2010
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I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in CA with 25 years of experience and advanced training in trauma-informed and somatic approaches. I help adults who feel overwhelmed or stuck build clarity, emotional regulation, and the capacity to finally move through what's been holding them back.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 645-7363
"
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in CA with 25 years of experience and advanced training in trauma-informed and somatic approaches. I help adults who feel overwhelmed or stuck build clarity, emotional regulation, and the capacity to finally move through what's been holding them back.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 645-7363

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Self Esteem
  • Parenting

Expertise

  • Bisexual
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Deafness/Deaf Community
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues
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I work with adults, including therapists, parents, and other professionals, who feel anxious or stuck despite doing "all the right things." Through somatic and attachment-based therapy, we move beyond coping strategies toward deeper, embodied healing.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 645-7363
"
I work with adults, including therapists, parents, and other professionals, who feel anxious or stuck despite doing "all the right things." Through somatic and attachment-based therapy, we move beyond coping strategies toward deeper, embodied healing.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 645-7363

10 Endorsements

Sarangan 'Saru' Sivanesan
Sarangan 'Saru' Sivanesan
Marriage & Family TherapistMALMFT
Alexis has a warm and loving presence. She is able to use this to create a safe space where a client can explore very difficult emotions. Having trained with her for more than a year I have first hand experience of her ability as a therapist. I whole heart...
Binnur Kurtlar-Mesic
Binnur Kurtlar-Mesic
Marriage & Family TherapistMAMSLMFT
Alexis is an incredibly skilled and compassionate therapist, and I wholeheartedly recommend her. Binnur K-Mesic, MFT
Sean Hodson
Sean Hodson
Marriage & Family Therapist AssociateAMFTMA
Alexis is a stellar therapist! She is humble, present, and deeply engages with her clients to create connection and meaningful change with them - experiential and practical, grounded and based in reality. I can't recommend her highly enough!

Client Focus

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Transgender Allied

I also speak

American Sign Language (ASL)

Religion

Buddhist

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Transgender Allied

I also speak

American Sign Language (ASL)

Religion

Buddhist

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Hakomi Mindfulness Based Somatic Therapy
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Somatic
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I use mindfulness-based and nervous system-informed approaches to support real, experiential change. Together we help your nervous system become more steady and resilient, and along the way, grow something gentler in place of the inner critic.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 645-7363
"
I use mindfulness-based and nervous system-informed approaches to support real, experiential change. Together we help your nervous system become more steady and resilient, and along the way, grow something gentler in place of the inner critic.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (408) 645-7363

Location

Primary Location

Alexis Donato, MFT

Los Gatos, CA 95030

(408) 645-7363
"
C'mon in! I offer in person sessions in my cozy office that feels like you're in my living room in my home. Virtual sessions via Zoom.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (408) 645-7363
"
C'mon in! I offer in person sessions in my cozy office that feels like you're in my living room in my home. Virtual sessions via Zoom.
Photo of Alexis Donato, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Alexis Donato
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (408) 645-7363