Danielle Nielson , LCSW

Danielle Nielson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and parenting challenges. She works with individuals who are navigating life changes, grief, relationship struggles, or concerns about mood and attention. Danielle writes plainly and aims to make sessions practical and approachable.

She has a Bachelor of Social Work from Missouri Western State University and a Master of Social Work from Park University, and completed clinical supervision in 2020. Over the course of her career she has worked in foster care, domestic violence services, and outpatient mental health. That mix of settings informs how she thinks about safety and daily functioning.

Danielle draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. In session she focuses on identifying common triggers and building skills to manage them. Her style is warm and strengths based, and she treats therapy as a partnership where goals come from the client.

She also understands the challenges of balancing work and parenting as a single mother, and she aims to offer practical ways to fit therapy into a busy life. Danielle accepts international clients and practices from Missouri as a licensed clinician.

Outside of work she enjoys reading and talking about books, and she often finds that stories and characters can open new ways to understand feelings and choices. That interest sometimes shows up in sessions as a way to start conversations about change and hope.

Therapeutic methods you can use online

Danielle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing concrete skills to change them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values, accept difficult feelings, and take actions that align with what matters most, which can support coping with trauma, life changes, and caregiving strain.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Danielle will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest techniques that fit your situation. Together you can try methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan as you go along.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual connection, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets you check in quickly, and messaging supports brief updates or slower reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit work, parenting, and busy schedules into a consistent care routine.