Danielle McDonald

Danielle McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 17 years of clinical experience. She began her social work career after earning a Master of Social Work and has worked in inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use settings. Danielle is known for a calm, collaborative manner and uses empathy and gentle humor to build working relationships.

She focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, anger, grief, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing LGBT-related issues, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. Danielle helps people talk through relationship and family problems, attachment and communication issues, co-morbidity, codependency, and recovery from trauma and abuse.

Danielle tends to use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy while drawing on Emotionally-Focused and Mindfulness approaches as needed. She explains options plainly and adapts methods to what each person finds most useful. Early sessions focus on identifying the concerns that brought someone to therapy and setting practical goals.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions emphasize listening, small steps, and tools you can try between meetings. Danielle frames change as a process that happens with steady work and a trusting relationship.

People who want a down-to-earth therapist who blends practical strategies with empathic listening may find her approach helpful. She invites those ready to take the first step to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions.

How Danielle’s Approaches Translate to Online Sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a strong working relationship. It helps people feel heard and shapes goals around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. That approach is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional patterns in relationships and helps people notice and change how they respond to strong feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Danielle will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She often mixes approaches and adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most. This is a cooperative process where goals are set together and progress is checked regularly.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also help people keep continuity of care when routines change. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about which ways of meeting will work best for your situation.