LaDonna Carey earned her master’s degree in clinical psychology from East Tennessee State University in 1989 where she later returned to teach in the psychology department from 2014-2020. Her private practice of thirty+ years is in Kingsport, TN where she serves clients across Tennessee with face-to-face and virtual therapy. LaDonna has had a passion for working with Intimate Partner Violence since undergraduate school. Her clinical training and work have focused on treating betrayal trauma in individuals and couples. She has participated in training through IITAP for Partner Trauma Therapist certification as well as several modalities of couples work: Gottman Level Two, The Couple Institute Developmental Couples Therapy, Relational Life Therapy, Discernment Therapy, and PACT, and numerous trauma courses.

Over the past several years, LaDonna created a group for women who are healing from betrayal trauma called Gathering Our Hearts, created and delivered continuing education programs and hosted retreats for therapists related to betrayal trauma. She created the workbook “Healing from Betrayal” which leads partners through finding their Self again after betrayal. She has a full private practice in Kingsport where she delivers traditional individual and couple psychotherapy along with therapy Intensives for individuals and partners. In addition to her practice, LaDonna has served several companies as a consultant/trainer and managed the on-site EAP of a Fortune 500 company for 17 years. She is trained and experienced in delivering CISM services in manufacturing, banking, retail, and nuclear businesses. LaDonna enjoys spending time with her family and friends, golfing, listening to live music, listening to psychological thrillers, and Scrabble, and having adventures!