About Danielle
Danielle McDonaugh is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with ten years of clinical experience. She offers straightforward, practical therapy for people coping with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain, and related concerns. Danielle centers the work on building a respectful, curious relationship.
She listens first, then helps people figure out which steps will feel most helpful. Sessions focus on what is happening in life now and how past experiences affect current reactions.
Background and approach
Her background includes community clinics, school-based mental health, telehealth, and homebound therapy. That range means she is used to working with different routines and schedules, and she adapts tools to fit daily life. She describes her approach as warm and person-centered rather than one-size-fits-all.
Danielle draws from attachment-based ideas to notice how relationships shape how people feel. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and internal family systems to map parts of a person that conflict or get stuck. These approaches are mixed to match the goals a person brings to therapy.
In sessions she helps people manage symptoms and build skills, and she also supports deeper reflection when people want it. Her aim is simple: to help people feel steadier, make clearer choices, and move toward a life that feels more manageable and meaningful.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how close connections shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions can help people notice patterns in relationships, manage anxiety around closeness, and try new ways of connecting with others.Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping people find their own reasons for change. In teletherapy this often means short goal-setting conversations, building motivation step by step, and using check-ins by message or phone to keep momentum.
Internal Family Systems maps the different parts inside a person that may be in conflict. Through video or phone sessions, a therapist guides gentle conversations with those parts to reduce inner turmoil and strengthen a sense of cohesion.
Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. Danielle will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort with online formats. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress or priorities change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls enable face-to-face conversations, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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