Paul J. Donahue, Ph.D.

Dr. Paul Donahue  is the founder and director of Child Development Associates, and a leading consultant and expert in the field of parenting and child and adolescent mental health. He is the author of Parenting Without Fear: Letting Go of Worry and Focusing on What Really Matters and co-author of Mental Health Consultation in Early Childhood. Dr. Donahue is an accomplished speaker, lecturing to parents, teachers and mental health professionals about managing stress and coping with trauma, developing resilience in children and adolescents, and balancing work/life responsibilities. His work has been featured in the The New York Times, and he has also appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, WebMD, Parents Magazine, and People Magazine.

Dr. Donahue’s practice at CDA includes child, adolescent, and family therapy, parent counseling, adult psychotherapy, and school consultation. He approaches his work through a developmental lens, and tries to understand and tackle the obstacles to healthier functioning that have arisen over the course of each individual’s life. Dr. Donahue is particularly interested in helping adolescents and young adults develop the coping skills to successfully manage the transition to living and working independently. He also specializes in coaching business executives and working parents to identify their personal and professional goals, and to develop and implement strategies that further their career and family aspirations. Paul enjoys working with parents of young children, providing practical solutions to common challenges in development.