Danielle Johnston, LPC

Danielle Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addictive behaviors. She works with issues like self-esteem, grief, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career uncertainty, and the strain of life changes. Danielle writes simply and directly in sessions, offering practical skills and encouragement to help clients take small steps forward.

With 24 years of experience, Danielle combines several therapeutic approaches to meet each person’s needs. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts and from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build emotional regulation skills. Attachment-based ideas inform how she talks about relationship patterns and closeness.

Sessions emphasize learning and practicing concrete skills between meetings. Danielle describes her role as coach and guide who helps clients set goals, try small experiments, and notice progress. She focuses on teaching ways to calm the nervous system, manage reactivity, and make more deliberate choices in stressful moments.

Danielle aims to make sessions encouraging and interactive. She listens for what matters to each person and adjusts plans to fit those priorities. Her approach blends problem-solving with emotional support so people can build steadier routines and clearer relationships.

If someone wants a straightforward, skills-oriented therapist who also attends to attachment and trauma-related concerns, Danielle offers a practical style that centers on measurable progress and renewed agency.

How these approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It focuses on small, practical steps so clients can live a more meaningful life despite hard feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with hands-on exercises and practice assignments to build new habits. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds shape current reactions, helping clients change how they relate to others and to themselves.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest a blend of methods that fit the situation. Sessions are collaborative so people can try different tools and keep what works for them.

The original biography does not list which online formats are offered, so confirm session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - sessions can be scheduled around work or family commitments, avoid travel time, and allow a quicker check-in when needed. Many people find that learning CBT or DBT skills online and practicing between sessions helps carry change into everyday routines. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for an online setting to keep therapy practical and focused.