About Danielle
Danielle McDonaugh is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience offering individual therapy. She brings a calm, curious presence to sessions and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and emotional pain. Danielle speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel manageable for busy parents and adults under strain.
Her work centers on common struggles like anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and issues related to identity and LGBT stress.
How Danielle works
She also addresses sleep problems, grief, anger, addictions, parenting strain, intimacy issues, and low self-esteem. Sessions are shaped around what a person needs next, whether that is symptom relief or clearer understanding of patterns. Danielle has delivered care in community clinics, school-based mental health programs, homebound settings, and through telehealth.
That range informs how she adapts methods to fit each person's life and limits. She describes her practice as warm and respectful, focused on real-world change rather than jargon. Her approach blends relational and humanistic ideas with motivational interviewing and Internal Family Systems perspectives.
Danielle collaborates with clients to pick tools that match their goals and daily routines. She helps people try new ways of coping and notice how early relationships still affect current feelings. Therapy with Danielle often begins with clear, doable goals.
She works to reduce immediate distress while building long-term skills. The aim is steadier mood, better sleep, clearer relationships, and more confidence in handling life’s challenges.
Danielle lists 3 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.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How attachment work and IFS translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current feelings and patterns. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns, name hurtful cycles, and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Motivational Interviewing is a goal-focused way to explore ambivalence and strengthen reasons for change. It uses gentle questions to build motivation and short-term action steps that fit daily life. Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people understand different parts of themselves - the protective parts and the wounded parts - and supports a compassionate inner conversation to reduce extreme reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Danielle works collaboratively to see which methods match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set practical goals and try methods that feel useful; adjustments are made over time as progress or new concerns emerge.
Online therapy offers flexibility that can make attending sessions easier. Video calls let people work face to face when visual connection helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a simpler check-in on busy days. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short, regular touchpoints for ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, parenting, and other daily demands while keeping focus on real change.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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