About Danika
Danika Girdner helps people facing relationship strain, parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, anger, and self-esteem challenges. She also supports people dealing with LGBT concerns, family conflict, and blended family stress. Danika holds an MD and is an LCSW-C licensed in Maryland.
She has five years of professional experience helping people navigate emotional and relational problems. Danika uses straightforward conversation and practical tools in sessions. She listens without judgment and helps clients name patterns that cause repeated arguments or hurt feelings.
How Danika works
Sessions often focus on clearer communication, setting boundaries, and coping strategies for intense emotions like anger or jealousy. Her clinical methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and the Gottman Method to address relationship dynamics. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed.
Client-Centered Therapy principles shape a respectful, collaborative environment. Danika is familiar with issues such as commitment worries, control and dependent personality patterns, caregiver stress, and family of origin concerns. She also works with people after infidelity, with forgiveness work, and those managing domestic violence-related stress in their lives.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
Danika practices in Maryland and conducts therapy in English.
Danika lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Danika works with
The areas below are the ones Danika selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online relationship and family work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take action toward them even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear; it is useful for relationship commitment worries and persistent negative self-talk. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with small behavioral experiments, which can reduce anger and improve communication. The Gottman Method centers on practical exercises to strengthen emotional connection and repair conflicts, making it a common choice for people wanting concrete tools for relationship work.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, concerns, and daily life. That may mean combining elements from ACT, CBT, Gottman techniques, and mindfulness practices over time to find what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging works for ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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