Danielle Ficken, LCMHC - Therapist in North Carolina

About Danielle

Danielle Ficken is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who focuses on practical, collaborative therapy. She emphasizes building a trusting connection first. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused to help people feel steadier and more confident.

Her approach is warm and energetic while staying grounded in tools that can be used between sessions. Danielle draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She mixes these methods to match each person’s situation.

Background and approach

That can mean identifying thought patterns, setting small goals, or using reflective listening to clarify values. Her work often addresses self esteem, stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, and coping with life changes. She also supports concerns such as body image, control issues, emptiness, family problems, forgiveness, post-traumatic stress, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and young adult issues.

The focus is on practical steps that people can try between sessions. Danielle has four years of experience and practices in North Carolina. She offers sessions in English and uses technology to make communication flexible.

People who prefer direct, solution-minded conversation tend to find her style helpful. In the first meetings she listens closely to understand priorities and builds a plan together. Sessions aim to be straightforward, with tools and reflections that people can use right away.

The tone is approachable and focused on real progress over time.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Client-Centered Therapy centers on understanding the person’s perspective and building a trusting connection. It involves reflective listening and shaping sessions around what matters most to the individual, which helps when someone feels unsure or stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress because it gives clear steps to try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Danielle collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try based on their goals and preferences. That might mean blending reflective, listening-focused work with goal setting and skill practice so the plan fits the person’s needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, follow up quickly, and use brief check-ins when longer meetings are not possible. The focus remains on clear communication and usable tools, with the therapist and client adjusting methods as they learn what works best.

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.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Danielle address?

She works with self esteem, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family matters, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include body image, control issues, emptiness, forgiveness, post-traumatic stress, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and young adult issues.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a conversational, collaborative approach rooted in Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions focus on understanding the person and trying practical strategies between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns. That experience informs a practical, goal-oriented style.

What credentials and where does she practice?

She is licensed as an LCMHC with North Carolina license number NC LCMHC 12723 and practices in North Carolina.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Licensed: North Carolina
Languages: English

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