- Thoughts and everyday habits
- Relationship focus
- Practical coping skills
About Danett
Danett Simmons is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with life changes, and work through relationship and intimacy concerns. Her practice also addresses trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, grief, addiction, mood challenges such as depression and bipolar, and everyday habits like thoughts and routines.
She uses a straightforward, compassionate style that focuses on what people do day to day. Sessions tend to look at patterns of thinking and habitual responses, and then build manageable skills for change. Danett listens for how past attachments and current relationships shape reactions, and she helps clients try new ways of relating and self-care.
Her toolbox draws on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral approaches, emotionally focused work, client-centered listening, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. She explains options plainly and tailors strategies to each person's situation. Expect practical techniques paired with space to talk about feelings and past events.
Danett’s background includes long-term work with people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, grief, blended family issues, and identity questions. She also supports clients dealing with body image, eating struggles, codependency, and commitment or control issues. The focus is on small changes in thinking and daily habits that add up over time.
People who choose her often want a thoughtful, steady clinician who balances goal-focused work with empathy. She invites clients to explore what’s getting in the way of better routines, clearer communication, and more manageable emotions.
She uses a straightforward, compassionate style that focuses on what people do day to day. Sessions tend to look at patterns of thinking and habitual responses, and then build manageable skills for change. Danett listens for how past attachments and current relationships shape reactions, and she helps clients try new ways of relating and self-care.
Her toolbox draws on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral approaches, emotionally focused work, client-centered listening, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. She explains options plainly and tailors strategies to each person's situation. Expect practical techniques paired with space to talk about feelings and past events.
Danett’s background includes long-term work with people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, grief, blended family issues, and identity questions. She also supports clients dealing with body image, eating struggles, codependency, and commitment or control issues. The focus is on small changes in thinking and daily habits that add up over time.
People who choose her often want a thoughtful, steady clinician who balances goal-focused work with empathy. She invites clients to explore what’s getting in the way of better routines, clearer communication, and more manageable emotions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and reactions; it helps people notice patterns in closeness, trust, and safety and try different ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports people in naming and working through core emotions that drive relationship patterns and personal distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Danett collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and life situation. She explains options, tries techniques, and adjusts the plan together based on what helps most.
The biography does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time that interrupts the day. It also lets people continue work when life changes or medical needs make in-person visits harder. Licensed professionals can adapt attachment, CBT, and emotionally-focused tools to remote sessions to keep the focus on thinking patterns, daily habits, and improving relationships.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Danett commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, grief, addictions, depression and bipolar, and everyday habits such as thoughts and routines.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Danett uses a compassionate, straightforward approach that focuses on daily patterns and practical skills. She pairs talking through experiences with concrete techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of clinical work with a wide range of concerns, including chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and trauma recovery.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in Texas.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.