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DC Portrait of Danielle Carrasquillo
Online therapist

Danielle Carrasquillo

Compassionate, practical support for family life

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Florida, New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Danielle

Danielle Carrasquillo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with twelve years of practice. She lives in New York and offers remote therapy that many parents find easier to fit into busy schedules. Her background includes work across health and family contexts, and she draws on that experience in sessions.

Danielle keeps sessions warm and straightforward. She listens closely, gives clear feedback, and offers practical tools parents can use right away.

Background and approach

She uses common-sense language and avoids jargon so people can focus on change instead of terminology. Her work often centers on family and parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, depression, identity, and relationship problems. She also addresses issues like attachment, blended family dynamics, communication problems, and caregiver stress.

Sessions frequently include strategies for handling day-to-day parenting challenges and stronger family communication. Danielle blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to shift thinking and behavior, client-centered methods to build trust and understanding, and attachment-focused work to repair relationship patterns.

Mindfulness and existential ideas appear when clients need help with meaning, presence, and coping during life changes. Therapy with Danielle is collaborative and goal-focused. She helps people set realistic steps and practices to try between sessions.

Parents who want practical support with family life, relationship shifts, or emotional strain will find a direct and compassionate guide in her.

Online approaches that fit family and parenting needs

Danielle commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how relationships formed early on affect current family dynamics. That work helps people notice interaction patterns and try new ways of relating with partners or family members.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy which focuses on listening without judgment and building trust. That approach helps parents and caregivers feel heard and supported while they sort through challenges and decide on goals.

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, appears in sessions when the focus is on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and practical parenting problems where specific strategies produce measurable change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options, test what helps, and adjust methods based on the client's goals and comfort. This collaborative process aims to match tools to needs rather than assuming one path fits everyone.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy family schedules. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone, live chat, and text-based messaging provide shorter or more frequent check-ins. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent during parenting routines, work demands, or life transitions, and they allow licensed professionals to support progress without requiring travel.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Danielle commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, eating and body image concerns, career stress, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and straightforward. She listens, gives clear feedback, and teaches practical skills to use between sessions.
What professional background does she bring?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with twelve years of experience, including work in health and family-related settings.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds LCSW licensure: FL LCSW SW15495 and NY LCSW 092874-01, and is based in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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