- Warm collaborative approach
- Focus on sleep and stress
- Ten years experience
About Danielle
Danielle McDonaugh is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with ten years of direct practice. She greets people with curious compassion and focuses on understanding each person’s real-life struggles. Her manner is warm and practical, aimed at helping people feel steadier in day-to-day life.
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. Sleeping difficulties, intimacy-related troubles, parenting strain, anger, addiction, and LGBTQ-related issues are also within her focus. Danielle offers individual therapy and has provided family therapy services in her work.
Her background spans community clinics, school-based mental health, telehealth, and homebound care. This range gives her experience with a variety of life circumstances and settings. She views many difficulties as understandable reactions to painful or adverse experiences rather than personal failings.
Her clinical style blends relational-humanistic thinking with motivational interviewing and some cognitive and psychodynamic ideas. She works collaboratively to find what will help - whether that means clearer insight or practical steps to feel better day to day. Sessions are shaped to fit each person’s needs and goals.
Danielle aims to provide a respectful, comforting space with an emphasis on listening first. She describes therapy as a joint effort, and she supports people as they work toward a more fulfilling life.
How these approaches shape online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections affect present relationships and emotion. It helps people understand patterns that show up in partnerships, parenting, and close relationships and can reduce stress tied to those patterns.Motivational Interviewing is a short, focused way of talking that helps people clarify their goals and find the will to change. It is useful for issues like addiction, behavior change, or when someone feels stuck and unsure about next steps.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Danielle will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs change.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings. It also allows people to connect from wherever they are located within the therapist's permitted service area. Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking to know what will work best for your situation.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, sleeping issues, parenting strain, anger, addictions, intimacy issues, and LGBTQ-related struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and collaborative. She blends relational-humanistic perspectives with motivational interviewing and other approaches to match a person's needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has ten years of clinical experience working in community clinics, school-based mental health, telehealth, and homebound settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.