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Danielle McDonaugh, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Danielle

Danielle McDonaugh is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience offering therapy to clients across a range of life stages.

Background and approach

She grounds her work in compassionate curiosity and a relational-humanistic stance, meeting people where they are while attending to presenting concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and family struggles, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, stress, grief, and challenges with self-esteem, sleep, parenting, anger, and addictions. Danielle emphasizes understanding how adverse experiences shape current reactions and functioning.

Her background includes work in community clinics, school-based mental health settings, homebound therapy, and telehealth, which has informed a practical, adaptable approach. Danielle draws on a mix of methods - including Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based Therapy, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral, and psychodynamic ideas - to tailor care to each person's goals.

She offers warmth, respect, and collaborative problem solving whether the focus is insight, symptom relief, or improved daily functioning. Danielle aims to help clients move toward a more fulfilling life by listening closely to needs and adapting interventions accordingly.

She frames therapy as a partnership and supports clients who are ready to explore change and build resilience.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Danielle integrates Internal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy into her online practice to help clients explore internal parts and relational patterns. Internal Family Systems invites people to notice and dialogue with different inner parts - such as protectors, critics, and vulnerable parts - to reduce internal conflict and promote self-leadership, which can be useful for trauma reactions, anxiety, and self-esteem work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early caregiving and current relationship patterns influence emotional responses and connection, helping clients address relational difficulties, intimacy issues, and family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Danielle works collaboratively with each client to determine what methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences. She aims to tailor interventions, combining approaches when helpful, and involves clients in deciding whether the focus should be insight, symptom relief, or improved day-to-day functioning.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue care across locations within the accepted region, and maintain momentum between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and relational work to these formats to support progress in a way that suits each person's life and availability.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Danielle address in therapy?
She works with a wide variety of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, addictions, LGBT concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, parenting, and anger.
What therapeutic approach does she favor in sessions?
Sessions are informed by relational-humanistic values and draw on Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based Therapy, and motivational interviewing alongside cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic ideas to fit client needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Danielle has ten years of clinical experience delivering individual and family therapy across multiple settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with license number NY LCSW 084851-1.
Does she work with clients who speak other languages or live abroad?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger management

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyMotivational InterviewingInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English