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Danielle Simmons, LMFT

Based in New York Online sessions

Supportive therapist for life and parenting challenges

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Years in practice
6
Credentials
LMFT
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Relationship issues
Focus
Family conflicts
About

About Danielle

Danielle Simmons is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She brings a calm, practical style and keeps sessions focused on real problems and real steps forward. Danielle speaks English and practices from New York as an LMFT with six years of clinical experience.

She combines client-centered listening with goal-focused methods to address relationship friction, self-esteem struggles, and mood concerns. Sessions often include problem-solving for daily stress, skills to manage panic or anger, and ways to improve communication with others.

Background and approach

Danielle also supports people dealing with trauma, grief from separation or divorce, caregiver strain, and life transitions. Her work uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are offered for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.

Narrative and emotionally focused ideas help people reframe their stories and strengthen important connections in their lives. Danielle aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. She helps clients set small, achievable goals and practices new skills between sessions.

The focus is on building resilience, improving daily functioning, and making relationships easier to manage. Clients typically engage in regular sessions by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their schedule. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment based on availability.

Focus areas and approaches

What Danielle works with

Everything Danielle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Danielle helps people with.

Approaches Danielle lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person where they are. It emphasizes empathy and helping clients set their own goals, which is useful for parenting stress and relationship concerns.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, panic, and mood issues.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. These skills are often helpful for anger, emotional overwhelm, and improving day-to-day coping.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods match a client's needs, goals, and preferences. This can mean trying a few techniques and adjusting the plan over time so it feels useful and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer sessions, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports short, ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity during life changes.
Questions

Questions people ask about Danielle

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, relationship and communication problems, and life transitions.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered and practical, combining listening with goal-oriented methods to address day-to-day challenges.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of clinical experience practicing as a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a New York licensed marriage and family therapist, practicing from New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does pricing work?

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

How do I begin working with Danielle?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment according to therapist availability.

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