Danielle McDonaugh, LCSW

Therapist in New York

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

Licensed inNew York
License084851-1
NPI 1952653412
Experience10+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Danielle

Danielle McDonaugh is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience offering individual therapy. She brings a warm, curious presence to sessions and aims to help people who are feeling stuck by listening closely and responding to each person’s experience. Her approach centers on understanding how past and present relationships shape current struggles.

Danielle draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early and ongoing bonds affect emotion and behavior.

Background and approach

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and Internal Family Systems to map internal parts that drive thoughts and reactions. These approaches are used to address anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship concerns. Her background includes community clinics, school-based mental health, telehealth, and homebound therapy.

That variety shaped a practical style focused on helping people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. Sessions often move between exploring feelings, building new skills, and setting small, doable goals. Danielle pays attention to identity-related stress, including LGBTQ issues, and supports those coping with parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, and addictive behaviors.

She aims to create a respectful, down-to-earth space where people can try new ways of coping without judgment. People who work with her can expect a collaborative process. Danielle listens first, then tailors methods to the person’s goals whether the need is insight, symptom relief, or better relationships.

Credentials

LCSW (New York): License 084851-1 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1952653412 · national provider identifier

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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

How attachment and parts work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early and ongoing relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions use conversation and reflection to notice patterns in bonds and closeness, which can help with anxiety, relationship strain, and reactions tied to past hurt.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on drawing out a person’s own reasons for change. In practice it means the therapist asks open questions, listens for personal values, and helps set small, achievable steps toward goals like improving sleep, cutting back on substances, or easing daily stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Danielle will collaborate with each person to decide which combination of attachment ideas, Motivational Interviewing, or Internal Family Systems fits their needs and goals. She helps people try methods and adjusts the plan based on what actually helps.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging fit quick check-ins or brief reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting schedules, or busy days while maintaining consistent, helpful contact with a licensed professional.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Danielle help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, self-esteem struggles, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, and LGBTQ related stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends attachment-based work with Motivational Interviewing and Internal Family Systems ideas. Sessions mix emotional exploration, practical skills, and goal-setting.

How much experience does she have?

Danielle has ten years of clinical experience providing individual therapy and family therapy services across multiple settings.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

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

How is cost handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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