About Danielle
Danielle (Danni) Helms helps people dealing with addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, and problems with anger. She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, parenting challenges, grief, and eating concerns. Danni teaches practical skills and listens without judgement to help clients take the next step toward change.
She blends a client-centered approach with evidence-based techniques. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person. Conversations are collaborative and goal oriented.
Danni adapts methods to match how someone learns and copes.
How Danielle works
Her toolkit includes cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also uses dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational interviewing helps people find the reasons they want to change and build a plan that fits their life.
Danni has nine years of experience in counseling work and holds LPC and LCMHC credentials. She is licensed in South Carolina and North Carolina. Her background gives her experience with codependency, dissociation, domestic violence, panic, OCD symptoms, and post-traumatic stress.
Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or messaging to fit varied schedules. International clients can be seen in English. Danni emphasizes steady, practical steps and supports each person as they practice new skills and build healthier routines.
Danielle lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Danielle works with
The areas below are the ones Danielle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, helping them set goals and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and obsessive worries.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and handling crisis moments. It emphasizes coping tools for stress, improving emotional regulation, and reducing self-harm behaviors when present. Each approach gives concrete tools that can be practiced between sessions and reviewed together.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress happens.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill teaching and detailed conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, journaling work, or brief coaching between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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