About Danielle
Danielle McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience working in mental health and substance use settings. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work and practices from New York. Danielle offers a calm, collaborative style and focuses on forming a strong working relationship with each person she meets.
She draws on practical strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice patterns and try different actions.
How Danielle works
Danielle also uses client-centered methods that prioritize each person's goals and lived experience. Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing may be added to support change and coping skills. People turn to Danielle for help with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, low self-esteem, grief, parenting concerns, and coping with life changes.
She also focuses on LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career-related strain. Additional areas of attention include attachment issues, blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and first responder stress. Danielle is straightforward and easygoing in sessions.
She listens, reflects, and works with people to set achievable goals. Her approach is collaborative - she and the person seeking help decide together which strategies to try. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location and therapist availability. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button and completes a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
Danielle lists 6 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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and how they help
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience and building goals that matter to them. It emphasizes listening, validation, and partnering on steps that feel doable when life feels overwhelming.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change patterns that feed addiction or low self-esteem.
Emotion-focused ideas can be used to help people name and process strong feelings, repair attachment ruptures, and improve how they express needs in relationships. These methods are often combined with mindfulness skills and motivational interviewing to support steady progress.
Danielle treats choosing an approach as a team effort. She will talk about options, learn what matters most to the person, and adapt methods based on goals and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made or new concerns arise.
Online sessions offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the day, and live chat or text messaging suit ongoing support between sessions or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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