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LMFT

Danielle Anderson, LMFT

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Anger
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Danielle

Danielle Anderson is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 17 years of clinical experience. She draws on evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and mood challenges while addressing concerns related to ADHD, sexuality, and identity.

Background and approach

Her work also encompasses trauma, family dynamics, sleep and parenting difficulties, and a range of relational and personal struggles including polyamory and kink-friendly issues. Danielle creates a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult thoughts and feelings and build practical skills for daily life.

Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, she helps clients identify unhelpful patterns and develop concrete strategies for coping, improving communication, and increasing motivation. She aims to support clients through transitions, heal from past wounds, and reduce symptoms that interfere with well-being.

Her practice reflects an understanding of diverse backgrounds and experiences, with attention to multicultural concerns, gender dysphoria, and LGBTQ topics. Danielle partners with each person to tailor therapy goals and interventions to their unique circumstances, encouraging steady progress toward a more fulfilling and manageable life.

Integrating CBT and Practical Skills in Online Care

Danielle primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients recognize the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to develop concrete tools for managing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive patterns. CBT sessions typically involve setting clear goals, practicing new coping skills, and tracking progress between meetings to encourage measurable improvement.

Her work also emphasizes practical problem-solving and communication skill building for challenges like relationship friction, parenting stress, or life transitions. These techniques focus on actionable steps clients can use in everyday situations to reduce distress and increase functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Danielle collaborates with each person to tailor interventions to their goals, values, and preferences. She discusses options, monitors what helps, and adjusts strategies over time so the plan fits the client rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all method.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to continue work from different locations within California. These formats support ongoing momentum between sessions and allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, accessible care for a range of concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Danielle works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, trauma, and relationship or family problems. She also addresses topics like sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a primary method to help clients identify patterns of thinking and behavior and develop practical coping strategies. The approach is collaborative and skill-focused to support tangible change.
How much experience does she bring to sessions?
The therapist has 17 years of professional experience working with a variety of mental health and relational concerns. That background informs a pragmatic and empathetic approach to care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California with license number CA LMFT 46589 and provides services while based in California.
Which languages are available for therapy?
Therapy is offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionADHD

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersParenting issuesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

BDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCommunication problemsEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English