Danielle Washington, LCPC

Danielle Washington is a licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, career changes, relationship strain, and other everyday struggles. She welcomes clients who are ready to set goals and do steady work toward change. Danielle emphasizes practical habits and how thoughts shape everyday behavior. Danielle brings 11 years of counseling experience and uses a strength-based approach. She looks for small, doable steps that reduce unwanted symptoms and build coping skills over time. She combines evidence-based techniques with faith-based supports when clients request that integration. In sessions Danielle helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build new routines. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to change how thoughts and habits guide daily life. Dialectical behavior skills and emotionally focused methods are also part of her toolkit depending on client needs. Clients can expect a collaborative style that focuses on concrete goals. Danielle works to spot inconsistency between values and actions, then plans realistic steps toward change. She frames progress as steady practice rather than quick fixes. Danielle trained at Argosy University Chicago, earning a Master of Arts in Community Counseling in 2012, and holds an Illinois LCPC license. Her faith informs her personal story, and she offers Christian counseling when clients ask for it. She practices in Illinois and conducts work in English.

Using ACT and CBT strategies in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts without fighting them and taking small steps toward what matters. It can help with anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck by teaching practical actions aligned with values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and offers concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and daily routines. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and process strong emotions to improve relationships and self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Danielle collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and personal preferences. She combines approaches when that better fits a client, and checks in often to adjust the plan together.

Session format details were not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. It also supports working on thoughts and everyday habits in the settings where they happen, which can make skills learned in sessions easier to practice between meetings.