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Online therapist

Danielle Washington

Compassionate support for practical life change

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Credentials
LCPC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Danielle

Danielle Washington offers direct, practical support for people juggling stress, anxiety, grief, and other major life challenges. She writes plainly and focuses on realistic steps parents and individuals can take. Danielle encourages committed effort and helps clients prioritize their own needs as they work toward change.

She holds the Illinois LCPC credential, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and brings 11 years of clinical experience to her work. Danielle uses a strengths-based style that centers clients' goals.

Background and approach

She avoids quick fixes and instead helps people identify consistent patterns that get in the way. Sessions often include evidence-based tools to reduce symptoms and build clearer coping skills that can be used day to day. Faith is part of Danielle's personal and professional life, and she integrates Christian counseling and prayer when clients request that perspective.

She balances spiritual resources with proven therapeutic methods to create practical, timely plans that fit each person's beliefs and needs. Her background includes a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Argosy University Chicago and the Illinois LCPC license number 180013083. Danielle has worked in counseling for over a decade, helping people translate insight into manageable actions.

Common topics she addresses include family stress, relationship strain, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and major life transitions. She also works with concerns like fertility stress, adoption and foster care issues, process addictions, and seasonal mood changes. The focus is on clear goals, steady progress, and doable strategies parents and adults can use right away.

How evidence-based approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward them even when distressing thoughts are present. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions where values-driven action matters.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and build coping skills for issues like panic, depression, and trauma symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit goals, beliefs, and daily life. That conversation guides whether ACT, CBT, or elements from other methods are used together.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls let clients work face to face from home, while phone sessions offer a quieter option without video. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short, flexible ways to check in between sessions. These formats help clients stay consistent with therapy and apply skills where they live and parent.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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 kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and relationship problems, plus issues like fertility stress, adoption and foster care, and seasonal mood changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and strengths-based, focusing on clear goals and step-by-step coping skills drawn from evidence-based therapies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience in counseling and uses that background to create realistic treatment plans.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an Illinois LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - license number IL LCPC 180013083 and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English

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