Donald Ray Atkinson (February 10, 1940, in Union City, Indiana–January 11, 2008, in Santa Barbara, CA) was an American counseling psychologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
He was known for his extensive work in multicultural counseling psychology.
He was the director of training for UCSB's Counseling Psychology Program for ten years (1979-1989), and previously as Assistant Dean of the Department of Education there for four years (1975-1979).
He served in the United States Navy for two years.
He died from pancreatic cancer in Jackson County, Oregon.