- Strengths-based approach
- Practical coping tools
- Insight and meaning
About Danny
Danny El Hassan is an LMHC practicing in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, depression, and issues related to identity and relationships. He supports concerns such as ADHD, addictions, self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related worries, and coping with life changes. Danny also works with people navigating career strain, compassion fatigue, and the particular challenges that can come with aging and health conditions.
He uses a mix of person-centered, cognitive behavioral, existential, psychodynamic, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing approaches. That means sessions often focus on what matters most to the person, practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and building self-awareness about deeper patterns. Sessions can be short-term problem-focused or longer-term work to gain insight.
Danny draws on three years of clinical experience and a background that includes research and writing on LGBT aging and disability-related micro-aggressions. He has worked as a phone counselor and in tele-health settings and brings that practical experience into session planning and access considerations.
In sessions he aims to use a strengths-based stance, helping people recognize coping skills they already have while trying new tools. He pays attention to how unconscious patterns shape current struggles and uses that awareness to make concrete changes.
People looking to start can expect direct conversation about current problems, skill-building when useful, and exploration of personal meaning and values as needed. Danny practices in New York and conducts therapy in English.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a helpful connection. Online sessions using this approach center on the person's priorities and use reflective conversation to clarify what needs to change or be sustained. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, emphasizes practical skills and small experiments to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be practiced between online meetings and reviewed in session. Motivational interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change by exploring values and ambivalence in a collaborative, nonjudgmental way.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will decide whether to focus on short-term skills, deeper self-exploration, or a mix of both, and adapt the plan as needs change.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings will be set up. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time, and let people join from different locations. It also supports quick check-ins and homework review between sessions, which helps when working on sleep routines, anxiety management, or behavior changes.
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Experience
3+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Danny help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, depression, and identity-related concerns such as LGBT issues. He also addresses ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related worries, career strain, and aging-related challenges.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a blend of person-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and insight-oriented work from existential and psychodynamic approaches. Sessions can include skill practice, reflection on patterns, and goal-focused problem solving.
What is his clinical background and experience?
Danny has three years of clinical experience and has worked in phone counseling and tele-health. He has published work on LGBT elder experiences and researched micro-aggressions toward people with disabilities.
What credentials and location are listed for him?
He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, registered in New York. He practices in New York state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does cost and payment work for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.