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Online therapist

Danielle McDonaugh

Compassionate, practical therapy for family concerns

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Danielle

Danielle McDonaugh is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience. She uses a warm, curious style to help people sort through stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, parenting challenges, grief, and other struggles. Her tone in sessions is steady and respectful, aimed at making it easier to talk about hard things.

She has provided therapy in community clinics, in schools, through telehealth, and in homebound settings. That range means she is used to adjusting how she works to fit different lives and schedules.

Background and approach

Danielle believes many emotional problems come from difficult life conditions and understandable reactions to those events. Her practice draws on several approaches, including Attachment-Based Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Internal Family Systems. She explains options plainly and helps people choose what feels most useful for their goals.

Sessions can focus on reducing symptoms, improving daily functioning, or building insight into patterns in relationships. Danielle treats concerns such as trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, LGBT-related struggles, and family issues. She works in New York and offers sessions in English.

Her professional license is LCSW, New York LCSW 084851-1. She frames therapy as a collaboration and tailors the work to each person’s needs. Danielle emphasizes practical steps and steady support while respecting each person’s unique experience.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections shape present relationships. It helps people notice patterns in closeness, trust, and how they respond when feeling threatened, which can be useful for family and relationship concerns.

Motivational Interviewing is a short, goal-focused way to explore readiness for change. It helps people weigh options, build motivation, and set small, practical steps toward healthier habits or decisions.

Internal Family Systems treats parts of a person like inner voices or roles. It helps people get curious about those parts, reduce internal conflict, and create more calm inside after trauma or stressful experiences.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Danielle will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend methods that match those needs. The plan can shift over time as new needs arise.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, keep continuity of care when routines change, and access therapy from home or other convenient locations. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver the same relational and skills-based work they use in person.

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.

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.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Treats the mind as having distinct parts, each with its own worry or role, and works towards them being less at war with each other. Conversational, so it carries over to online sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT-related struggles, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting challenges, and anger.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, curious, and collaborative. She combines relational-humanistic perspectives with specific methods like Attachment-Based Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Internal Family Systems.
What is her background and experience?
She has ten years of clinical experience delivering individual and family therapy across settings such as community clinics, school-based programs, telehealth, and homebound services.
Where is she licensed and located?
Danielle is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with credential NY LCSW 084851-1 and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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