About Danielle
Danielle Stivers helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She also supports those facing addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, career questions, bipolar disorder, and attention concerns. Danielle practices in Maryland and brings 12 years of professional experience to her work.
Her approach is direct and personal. She aims to make sessions a place where people can speak honestly without feeling judged.
Background and approach
Danielle draws on client-centered methods to listen and understand each person’s concerns before choosing next steps. She combines practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy with solution-focused techniques. That means she helps people spot unhelpful thinking, test small changes, and build steps that fit their daily life.
Sessions often include clear goals and exercises the person can try between meetings. Danielle also uses her background in nutrition and fitness as part of her care when it fits a person’s goals. She works as a nutrition coach and personal trainer outside of therapy, and sometimes integrates movement and wellness ideas to boost confidence and mood.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. People can expect a mix of listening, skill-building, and action planning. Danielle holds an MD and is licensed as an LCPC in Maryland.
How these approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them name feelings and priorities. This approach is useful for people who need a safe space to sort through hard emotions.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people notice patterns of thought that feed anxiety or low mood. The work online often includes identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, and practicing simple exercises between sessions to change how someone thinks and acts.
Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on practical steps and short-term goals. Online sessions using this method focus on small, achievable changes and on what the person wants to see happen sooner rather than later.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs and goals, then choose or combine methods that fit those preferences. That choice happens collaboratively and can shift as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well if internet bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text-based messaging supports ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English