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Danielle Behrens, LPC

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasTrauma and abuse, Anger, and Bipolar
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Danielle

Danielle Behrens is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 26 years of clinical experience helping adults work through trauma, mood disorders, anxiety, and a broad range of life stressors.

Background and approach

She supports people dealing with depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, addiction, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, parenting pressures, and career or identity transitions. Her practice also addresses related issues such as abandonment, attachment challenges, body image, chronic illness stress, codependency, and compassion fatigue.

Her style blends empathy with practical skill building, encouraging clients to increase self-understanding and develop healthier ways of coping. Danielle draws on Internal Family Systems alongside evidence-based methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to explore internal parts, values-based action, and thought patterns.

She aims to help clients rebuild self-esteem, strengthen communication, and reconnect with purpose after difficult experiences. Sessions focus on collaboration and gradual change, with attention to both emotional healing and everyday functioning.

Danielle creates a respectful, nonjudgmental space where adults can examine patterns, process past wounds, and practice new strategies that support long-term resilience and clearer decision making.

Approaches that guide online work and healing

Internal Family Systems helps clients understand internal parts that hold emotions, beliefs, and impulses by gently exploring how different inner voices relate to one another; this approach can be useful for trauma, self-criticism, and complex emotional patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings, which supports coping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relational patterns formed early in life and aims to improve current relationships and emotional regulation by exploring connection and trust dynamics.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Danielle will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then weave together methods that best fit the situation rather than relying on a single technique. Clients and therapist decide together which practices to emphasize as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to maintain consistency while balancing work, caregiving, or mobility limits. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver ongoing support, skill-building, and emotional processing in ways that can fit into varied schedules and daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Danielle commonly address?
She works with many adults facing trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, career changes, and related challenges listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Her work is collaborative and empathic, combining exploration of emotions with practical skills. She integrates internal parts work with mindfulness and cognitive strategies to help clients change patterns and pursue valued goals.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Danielle has 26 years of clinical experience as a counselor, guiding adults through complex life transitions and long-term emotional concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin; her license is documented as WI LPC 6281 - 125.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online therapy?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide options that fit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English