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Danielle Whiteside, LMFT
Kentucky
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Relationships and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Gottman communication work
About Danielle
Danielle Whiteside is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience based in Kentucky. She helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, and the stress of life changes. Sessions address anxiety, depression, grief, anger, career concerns, and family issues.
Danielle uses straightforward, practical work to identify patterns that keep people stuck. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also uses client-centered strategies to keep the focus on each person’s goals.
A relational lens is part of her approach. That means looking at how past relationships and family of origin issues shape current reactions. She also brings tools from the Gottman method for relationship communication and EMDR when trauma processing is helpful.
Sessions move from understanding toward specific, manageable steps. Clients practice new communication habits, set boundaries, and try small behavior changes between sessions. Mindfulness techniques are used to manage stress and calm strong emotions.
Danielle works with concerns that include abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, attachment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, and body image. She supports people dealing with divorce, commitment problems, and domestic violence impacts.
Practical goals and measurable steps are central to her work. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Danielle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors and experiment with new responses. CBT work online often focuses on concrete exercises, thought records, and short behavior experiments that can be practiced between sessions.She also draws on client-centered methods that keep sessions focused on the client’s priorities and goals. This approach emphasizes listening and reflecting so clients decide which changes matter most to them. For trauma-related concerns she may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which involves guided processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and associated reactions.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose approaches that fit a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adjusts techniques as progress is tracked.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many clients find digital sessions helpful for practicing skills in real life between appointments.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Kentucky, Indiana, South Dakota, Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most often?
She helps with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and family problems.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test different ways of responding. This leads to practical steps clients can practice between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with relational and trauma-related concerns and integrates several therapeutic methods into her work.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMFT licensed in South Dakota and Georgia and practices from Kentucky.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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