- Relational focus
- Practical steps
- Trauma-informed care
About Danielle
Danielle Whiteside is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship strain, anxiety, grief, and the weight of life transitions. She offers a calm, steady presence for those who feel stuck or overwhelmed and helps them find clearer ways to relate to themselves and others. Danielle works from a relational, strengths-focused viewpoint and centers practical steps alongside personal insight.
Her approach emphasizes noticing patterns that cause pain and learning new ways to communicate. She uses familiar tools from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to identify thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. For people affected by trauma and abuse, she includes methods aimed at processing those memories and reducing their hold on daily life.
Danielle brings 12 years of clinical experience as an LMFT licensed in South Dakota and Georgia. She draws on relationship-focused methods, including the Gottman Method, to help partners improve interaction and problem-solving. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help with stress management and grounding.
Parents and caregivers can expect direct, practical support for managing role strain, blended family issues, and adoption or foster care–related concerns. She also addresses codependency, commitment and control issues, and body-image struggles in straightforward terms.
Sessions aim to balance emotional processing with clear goals you can try between meetings. The process is collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs, with an emphasis on building stability, healthier communication, and realistic change.
How these approaches translate to online work
Danielle uses client-centered techniques to create a respectful, listening-first space where people can talk through what matters to them. That approach focuses on understanding your perspective and building goals together rather than imposing a plan.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors between sessions. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, which can fit well with remote sessions because assignments and check-ins are easy to track. For clients impacted by trauma, Danielle uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to help process painful memories; EMDR targets distressing images and sensations and can reduce their intensity over time.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Danielle will discuss options and tailor methods to a person's needs, preferences, and goals instead of assuming one path fits everyone. She reviews what seems most helpful and adjusts the plan as therapy progresses.
Confirm available session formats before booking so you know what will be offered. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow for different pacing of skills practice between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Kentucky, Indiana, South Dakota, Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Danielle often work with?
She supports people dealing with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and career strain. Additional focuses include codependency, attachment issues, blended family concerns, and family of origin problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is relational and strengths-based, blending client-centered listening with practical cognitive behavioral tools. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises and skill-building for clearer communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in clinical settings and with individuals and couples on relationship and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is an LMFT licensed in South Dakota and Georgia and practices from Kentucky as noted in the profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently taking international clients.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.