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Danielle Washington, LCPC
Illinois
LCPC counselor - anxiety and life transitions
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- Faith-informed options
- Skills and goal focused
About Danielle
Danielle Washington is an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) licensed in Illinois with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. She also supports those dealing with relationship concerns, addictions, career questions, and LGBT issues.
Her approach is practical and action-oriented. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits, then trying specific skills to change how daily problems are handled.
Danielle frames work around clear goals and measurable steps. She combines evidence-based techniques with faith-based options when a client requests that integration. That can include discussing values, using faith-informed reflections, and considering prayer as part of coping if the client wants it.
Clients who do best with her tend to be ready to try new strategies and commit to homework between sessions. She emphasizes building coping skills, improving communication, and reducing distressing symptoms through practice and review. Practical plans and small consistent changes are central to her work.
Her training includes a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Argosy University Chicago and an Illinois LCPC credential. She invites people to assess what fits for them and to begin with a first session to map out goals.
How Danielle uses CBT, ACT, and client-centered work online
Danielle commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT gives concrete exercises and short experiments someone can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, panic, or low mood.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify personal values and to build willingness to feel difficult emotions while still moving toward chosen goals. Client-Centered Therapy provides space for someone to lead the conversation while the counselor reflects and helps organize thinking and priorities.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Danielle helps clients review what is or isn’t helping, and then adjusts methods to match the person’s goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking since session options are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a weekday or lunch break, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals generally adapt worksheets, skills practice, and value-based planning to work over remote sessions so clients can try strategies between appointments and track progress.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family issues, career and life change concerns, and related problems listed in her specialties.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal oriented. She emphasizes noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits and practicing specific skills between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of counseling experience and a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Argosy University Chicago.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCPC, licensed in Illinois, and practices from that state.
What languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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