Donna M. Bennett, MA, LP

Donna is a licensed Psychologist with a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology. She assists Terrie Wheeler and the Professional Services Marketing team with the Your Personal Marketing Coach program.

Donna administers the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI ® ) as part of Professional Services Marketing's strategic marketing assessment phase with individuals and businesses. The MBTI ® is the most widely used personality assessment in the world. Through determination of an individual's preferences on four dichotomies – Introversion/Extroversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judging/Perceiving – the MBTI ® provides a compelling picture of personality preferences and offers insight into a person's communication and relationship styles.

Additionally, Donna works with Professional Services Marketing to interpret the MBTI ® as it relates to marketing and business development, which aids in the creation of strategic marketing plans for individual clients.

Donna's career has spanned 25 years in corporate, academic, and non-profit organizations. She is a therapist, career counselor, speaker, trainer, and author, specializing in the areas of personal and professional growth and development.

Donna is frequently invited to make presentations on the subjects of work, career, and family life issues, and has been interviewed and acknowledged for her expertise by a variety of media including the StarTribune, Kare ll TV, Minnesota Public Radio, and WCCO radio. Donna’s book, When You Lose Your Job, was published by Augsburg Press in 2002. Her latest book, High-achieving Women at Mid-Career: Is Doing It All Doing You In? was published in October 2005.

Some highlights of Donna's areas of expertise include:

Career Counseling – Donna is adept at helping clients tackle both the psychological and the practical processes of career or job change through two proven phases.

Small Business Consulting – Donna works closely with high-achieving women to help them take back control of their lives by starting with a "Personal Work/Life Balance Assessment."

Leadership Program – Founded by Janet O. Hagberg and developed for high achieving women who influence others in their work and community, Donna is a trained facilitator for the Leadership Journey Program. She has worked with top clients that include a doctor in private practice, a business consultant/corporate trainer, an administrator for a large church, and the president of a successful marketing company.

Before opening her private counseling and consulting practice in 2002, Donna's previous positions included working as a Sales and Marketing Administrator for Nixdorf Computer Corporation in Missouri, as the Director of Career Services for three organizations (including Webster University, St. Louis, MO, The Job Transition Center, Minneapolis, MN, and The Esquire Group, Minneapolis, MN), and as the President/Executive Director of Colonial Counseling Center in Edina.

Donna holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Psychologist. She is a Board Trustee and member of the Minnesota Career Development Association, a member of the Minnesota Psychological Association, a member of the Association of Career Professionals International, and serves on the advisory board of DivorceChoice.Com.