Donna Strachan-
Ledbetter, M.S.
Donna is a pastoral psychotherapist at the Brandywine Pastoral Institute in Wilmington. She also serves as Program Assistant, part-time faculty, Master of Science in Community Counseling, The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Wilmington University. For several years Donna was an adjunct faculty member of Neumann University's graduate program in Pastoral and Theological Studies.
Donna has been in the specialized ministry of pastoral psychotherapy for over 20 years and prior to this worked as a special education teacher with persons with severe mental retardation and multiple developmental disabilities.
As a pastoral therapist she works with individuals, couples and families and provides educational programs for congregations and for the local community. She leads courses and retreats that involve the interface of spirituality and psychotherapy. With her husband, Tom, also a pastoral psychotherapist with the Institute, she conducts workshops, seminars and consultations.
She is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Wilmington, and has served in a variety of leadership capacities. Donna currently serves on the Patient Advisory Committee of the Helen Graham Cancer Center, Christiana Hospital, and is also a volunteer presenter with The Wellness Community in Sussex County. As a city resident she has been involved with the Wilmington Interfaith Network and has served on the Board of Directors and Advisory Board of the West Center City Day Care and Nursery. She and Tom have also served together on the Board of Directors of Columcille, a Celtic spirituality center neighboring the Kirkridge Retreat Center in Pennsylvania.
Donna is certified through the National Board for Certified Counselors and is a clinical member of the American Counseling Association. Other Professional memberships have included the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and the Association for Transpersonal Psychology.
For relaxation, Donna enjoys walking, biking, backpacking, swimming at the beach, reading, and has been active in two women’s groups—one a book group and the other a support and study group focusing on life-planning and personal growth.
Particulars:
Pastoral Psychotherapist in full-time practice since 1990.
Program Assistant, part-time faculty, Master of Science in Community Counseling, The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Wilmington University.
National Certified Counselor (National Board of Certified Counselors)
Education:
B.S., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1975.
Graduate work in special education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
M.S., in Pastoral Counseling, Loyola College, Columbia, Md. ,1990.
Graduate work at Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, Pa., 1993.
