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Danielle Williams

Danielle Williams, LCSW

Pennsylvania

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationships

  • ACT and CBT methods
  • DBT skills work
  • Gottman communication

About Danielle

Danielle Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with 12 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, bipolar disorder, and anger. She also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, sleep problems, and the strains that come with life changes.

Danielle has supported people with both long-term mental health diagnoses and those going through life crises. She listens to each person's story and validates what they bring into the room. From there she and the client identify practical next steps to address the most pressing problems.

In sessions she focuses on clear, usable skills as well as exploring values and choices that matter to the individual. Her work uses methods that encourage noticing thoughts and feelings, practicing new behaviors, and building communication strategies for stressed relationships. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and the Gottman Method.

People often come for help with anger, codependency, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, or difficulties balancing work and family. Danielle pays attention to how patterns show up in daily life and what small changes could reduce conflict and resentment.

She invites straightforward conversation about goals and progress. Sessions are meant to be practical, focused, and collaborative so people can try different ways of responding to old problems and notice what works.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anger that keeps repeating and for decisions about how to act in stressful situations.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thinking and to try new responses that reduce conflict and distress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can help when anger shows up as heated arguments or long-standing resentment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process guides which techniques are used and how sessions are structured.

The biography did not specify which remote session formats are offered. Please confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work on communication skills, do short check-ins between in-person visits, or practice behavioral experiments in everyday settings. Licensed professionals can use web or phone appointments to support consistent progress without asking you to rearrange life too much.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, bipolar symptoms, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, and related concerns.

How would you describe her approach in sessions?

She listens to each person’s story and helps identify practical next steps. Sessions blend skills practice with values-based work and communication coaching.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of experience working with people who have persistent mental health needs and those facing life crises.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania and practices from that state.

Can sessions be done in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography did not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to begin working together?

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Whenever you are ready

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