Danelle Locklear, LCSW

Danelle Locklear is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on helping people navigate trauma, stress, and substance-related concerns. She works with adults on problems like anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship strain, and issues around parenting and self-esteem. Her practical aim is to help people notice their strengths and move toward clearer, manageable goals.

She frames therapy around a person-centered outlook that focuses on individual strengths instead of labels. That means sessions are tailored to each person's needs and goals. Danelle also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused strategies when they fit a client's situation.

Her background includes long experience in school social work and years providing substance use and mental health services. That work shaped a practice grounded in clear, down-to-earth steps and steady support. She draws on real-world techniques for coping with impulsivity, anger, sleep and eating concerns, and chronic health challenges.

In sessions she helps people set short-term goals and build skills for everyday life. Typical focuses include improving communication, managing stress, addressing addictive behaviors, and working through shame or grief. She helps clients experiment with small changes and track what works.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that reviews progress and adjusts approaches as needed. Danelle brings five years of formal clinical experience as an LCSW alongside longterm work in school and substance use settings.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, respect, and building on what a person already does well. Online sessions using this approach focus on making practical plans together and checking in on progress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect; online CBT often uses structured conversations and simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches ways to notice stress and anchor attention, with brief exercises a person can practice between sessions to reduce reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. She adapts the plan as progress is reviewed so the work stays useful and relevant.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people try techniques and homework between sessions and bring real-life situations into conversation for immediate problem solving.