About Danielle
Danielle Dessaso is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Virginia with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on common life challenges like stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, motivation, and adjusting to major changes. Her tone is encouraging and direct, and she reminds people that reaching out for help is a brave first step.
Danielle believes clients know their stories best and brings a strengths-based perspective to sessions. She listens for what already works in a person's life and builds on those skills.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and goal-focused, with attention to small actions that can ease daily stress. Sessions often center on real-world strategies for anxiety and motivation. She helps people notice patterns in thinking and behavior and then tries step-by-step changes.
For relationship concerns she helps improve communication and clarify priorities without assigning blame. Danielle also supports people managing attention challenges such as ADHD and issues around body image or self-love. She addresses life stages and transitions, including pregnancy and childbirth related adjustments, and concerns tied to culture or experiences of prejudice.
Her work is collaborative. Clients can expect straightforward feedback, short-term goals, and practical tools to try between sessions. Danielle encourages cautious optimism: small shifts over time can lead to clearer thinking and more manageable days.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Danielle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One commonly used approach helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different responses; it is useful for anxiety and low self-esteem. Another approach emphasizes small, manageable behavior changes and routine-building to improve motivation and attention, which can help with ADHD-related struggles.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Danielle works with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences, then adjusts strategies based on what is helpful. She invites feedback and sets short-term goals so progress can be measured and refined together.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. Video is often used for deeper conversations, phone works well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English