About Danielle
Danielle Simon is a licensed clinical social worker in Massachusetts with 12 years of experience. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, or a major life change. She aims to make first steps feel manageable and straightforward.
Danielle treats each person with respect, sensitivity, and empathy. She adapts conversations and plans to fit what a person needs right now. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and building everyday coping skills.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience supporting people after trauma and abuse, and with anger, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps those facing social anxiety, panic attacks, or challenges tied to substance use and recovery. She listens for patterns that make life harder and helps people find different ways to respond.
Danielle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the concern at hand. She works with clients on motivation, self-esteem, and communication skills. For people managing mood disorders or ADHD, she helps organize goals and daily routines that support better functioning.
Her approach is collaborative and practical. Danielle guides people toward small changes that add up over time. She encourages honest talk about what’s working and what needs to change so the plan evolves with progress.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Danielle draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she uses emphasizes building coping skills and behavior changes to reduce anxiety and manage panic attacks; this involves practicing new responses and small structure changes day to day. Another focus is trauma-informed work that helps people process difficult experiences at a pace they can tolerate while learning strategies to lower intense reactions.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Danielle will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and the challenges they bring. She adapts techniques over time based on what helps most and what feels manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues to deepen conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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