Danielle McDonaugh, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 10 years in practice

Danielle McDonaugh is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 084851-1 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1952653412 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Danielle

Danielle McDonaugh is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of clinical experience. She offers calm, practical support for people dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and similar struggles. Her style is warm and curious and focused on each person's experience.

Danielle frames problems as understandable responses to difficult events and life conditions. She listens first, then helps people figure out what they need most - whether that is relief from upsetting symptoms or a clearer understanding of patterns in relationships.

Background and approach

Her background includes work in community clinics, telehealth, homebound services, and school-based mental health. Those settings gave experience with a wide range of challenges and ways of delivering care. This variety helps her match tools to a person's daily life and routine.

Danielle blends several approaches so sessions feel practical and personal. She uses relational and humanistic ideas to build trust, motivational interviewing to support change, and techniques that help people explore internal parts of themselves. The mix is chosen to fit a person rather than forcing a single method.

Sessions focus on real goals like better sleep, calmer reactions, clearer boundaries, or repairing strained connections. Danielle aims to offer steady support while people work toward a more fulfilling life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Danielle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management

Approaches Danielle names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and feelings. It helps when patterns in closeness, trust, or dependency cause stress in daily life. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, nonjudgmental way to explore change. It supports people who feel stuck or unsure about making shifts in behavior and helps build personal motivation. Internal Family Systems invites people to notice different parts of themselves - anxious parts, protective parts, or wounded parts - and to learn kinder ways to relate to those parts so they cause less distress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Then she will suggest methods and check in as therapy progresses so the plan matches what the person needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client talk face to face when schedules or travel make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for short check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief updates or homework check-ins into a busy day. These formats help maintain continuity of care and make regular sessions easier to keep.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Danielle commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family struggles, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, and LGBT-related concerns.

What is her general therapy style like?

She uses a warm, relational approach and mixes methods to meet each person's needs. Sessions can focus on insight, symptom relief, or practical behavior changes.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience working in community clinics, school-based mental health, homebound services, and telehealth settings.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

Danielle holds an LCSW and practices in New York.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Danielle?

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