Danelle Locklear, LCSW

Danelle Locklear is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship challenges. She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that shape mood and behavior. Danelle takes a straightforward, person-centered approach and works to support clients in practical ways that fit their lives.

She has a long history in school social work and substance use support. Over many years she provided social work services in public schools and offered substance abuse help alongside clinical mental health work. This background gives her experience with a wide range of concerns including depression, trauma, anger, and coping with life changes.

In sessions she centers each person’s strengths rather than labels or limits. Danelle uses collaborative, goal-focused conversations to help people set realistic steps forward. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques when those methods suit a person’s goals.

Her work includes attention to parenting stress, family problems, attention-related concerns such as ADHD, and chronic pain or illness that affects daily functioning. She also supports people dealing with substance use, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

Danelle aims to tailor treatment to what the individual needs at the time. She helps people identify small, practical changes in thinking and routine that can reduce distress and improve coping over time.

Approaches for online work and practical change

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s strengths and priorities, helping people shape goals that matter to them and decide the pace of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches straightforward skills to adjust unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and habit change. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention practices to help reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, which can support stress reduction and coping with pain.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then recommend or blend methods that fit. Sessions are designed to be practical and to build skills the client can use between meetings.

The specific session formats available should be confirmed before booking. If online options are offered, they can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Online work can also allow continued care when life events make in-person meetings hard to arrange. Confirm current session options when you schedule so the format fits your routine and needs.