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Danielle Johnston, LPC

  • Experience24 years
  • LocationSouth Carolina
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Danielle

Danielle Johnston brings 24 years of professional experience to work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, identity and self-esteem concerns, addiction, trauma, grief, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She focuses on practical skills for coping, emotional regulation, communication, and rebuilding a sense of self, helping clients navigate issues like intimacy, body image, sleep and appetite disturbances, anger, career strain, and the challenges of co-occurring conditions. Her background includes attention to abandonment and attachment difficulties, codependency, dissociation, and the emptiness that can accompany major life changes.

Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods to match each person’s needs, with an emphasis on teaching tools for nervous system regulation, adaptive thinking, and behavior change. Danielle’s sessions aim to be encouraging, interactive, and goal-oriented; she works collaboratively to set achievable steps and to reinforce small successes between meetings.

Based in South Carolina and licensed as an LPC, she brings decades of practice in supporting people through healing, growth, and improved day-to-day functioning.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Danielle commonly integrates Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into her work. Internal Family Systems views emotional struggles as parts within a person that hold feelings and beliefs, and therapy helps those parts communicate and harmonize to reduce inner conflict and improve self-leadership; this approach can be useful for trauma, attachment wounds, and identity issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility, teaching people to accept difficult feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful life goals, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will explore a client’s needs, goals, and preferences and then tailor methods or combine techniques to best support progress. Clients and therapist work together to adjust strategies over time so the treatment feels practical and personally relevant.

Online sessions may take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These remote formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access help from home or work while coordinating around daily responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Danielle supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and many life changes listed in her specialties.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is warm, encouraging, and interactive, emphasizing coaching, skill building, and collaborative goal-setting to help clients change patterns and strengthen emotional regulation.
What level of experience does the therapist have?
She has 24 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of mental health and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds the LPC credential with license SC LPC 5174 and practices from South Carolina.
Which languages are available and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomania

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

South Carolina

Languages

English