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- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Internal Family Systems
About Danielle
LCSW, New York, 10 years' experience. Danielle McDonaugh provides individual therapy focused on stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and related concerns. She works with adults and has experience across several settings.
Danielle uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Internal Family Systems among other approaches. She describes therapy as a collaborative process that looks at how life conditions shape reactions and symptoms. Sessions aim to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
Her background includes community clinics, telehealth, homebound therapy, and school-based mental health. That breadth gives experience with different kinds of appointments and life circumstances. She draws on relational-humanistic, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and motivational interviewing ideas when needed.
In sessions she listens for what the person needs and helps pick a method to match those goals. That could mean working toward increased insight or focusing on symptom relief and practical coping skills. She describes the work as a team effort to find what helps.
Danielle notes that many struggles follow from hard life events and stressful conditions. Therapy centers on making those reactions understandable and manageable. The aim is clearer thinking, better daily routines, and fewer obstacles to functioning.
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How her approaches inform remote sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships. It looks at how early connections shape expectations and reactions, which can help with relationship stress and intimacy concerns. Motivational Interviewing is a goal-oriented conversational method. It helps people resolve mixed feelings about change and can support work on addictions, lifestyle adjustments, and motivation to try new strategies. Internal Family Systems treats the mind as made of parts with different roles. It helps people separate from painful inner voices and understand the needs behind behaviors, useful for trauma, anxiety, and self-esteem issues. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress and challenges change. Confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions help maintain continuity of care when daily life is unpredictable.Sheet 3
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, grief, intimacy-related problems, sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, and anger.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is eclectic and relational. She mixes Attachment-Based ideas, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working in a range of settings including community clinics and school-based mental health services.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location; therapy sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.