Profile / United States
Daphne Santiful, LCSW
North Carolina
LCSW - Stress and anxiety focus
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT approaches
- Parenting and family strain
- Goal oriented skills
About Daphne
Daphne Santiful is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina with 32 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Daphne helps people notice patterns that make problems worse and tries practical alternatives together.
She uses clear, goal-focused methods that break big problems into small steps. Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors between meetings. Daphne draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness practices to help people respond differently to difficult feelings.
Her work also covers relationship and family-related strains such as blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and caregiver stress. She helps clients address feelings like guilt, shame, emptiness, and isolation by clarifying values and manageable next steps. Practical skills for everyday situations are emphasized over long theoretical discussion.
Conversations aim to be direct and useful. Daphne uses motivational interviewing ideas to help people find reasons to change and client-centered therapy principles to follow what matters most to each person. She supports people who are working through infidelity, jealousy, commitment questions, or midlife concerns.
Sessions are designed to fit a person’s life while focusing on measurable progress. Daphne asks about current challenges, sets short-term goals, and revisits those goals as work proceeds. People who prefer straightforward, skill-based therapy often find this approach fits their needs.
How her approaches translate to online work
Online sessions with Daphne draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to see what changes. This can help with anxiety, low mood, and everyday stress by turning ideas into practical experiments. ACT emphasizes values and willingness to accept difficult feelings while taking committed action toward what matters, which is useful for life transitions and stuckness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Daphne collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try first, then adjusts based on what is most useful. She combines practical skills, values-based steps, and brief mindfulness practices so clients can test what fits their goals and routines.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography did not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins, or let someone join from a quieter place without needing extra setup. Ask about the current session options when you sign up so you know how sessions will be scheduled and delivered.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
32+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like communication problems and caregiver stress.
How does she typically approach therapy?
Her style is practical and skills-focused, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to try new responses to thoughts and feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 32 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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