About Danielle
Danielle Sanchez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She has six years of clinical experience and helps people navigate addiction, mood disorders, trauma, and relationship struggles. Danielle focuses on practical steps clients can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
She earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology in 2018 and has worked in outpatient mental health settings. That work included supporting people with complicated legal and housing histories and helping pregnant people reenter community life after incarceration.
How Danielle works
Those experiences shaped a calm, direct style that emphasizes real-life problem solving. Danielle uses treatments that match each person’s situation. She draws from attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current feelings.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are tools she brings in to support lasting change. Sessions are straightforward and collaborative.
Danielle centers the client’s priorities and helps build skills for coping with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and family conflict. She explains tools in plain language and practices them alongside each person. Her approach balances practical skill-building with attention to emotions and personal history.
People who want clear steps and an empathic listener may find her style helpful.
Danielle lists 7 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Danielle commonly combines attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change painful patterns and feel safer in relationships. Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current reactions and relationships, and it helps when past hurts keep repeating in adult life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood swings.She also pulls in mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing when useful to increase awareness and strengthen motivation for change. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and life circumstances, then try methods that match those needs and adjust as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or when someone prefers writing over talking. These options help make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule and maintain continuity of support.
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