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Danielle Larson, LCSW

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Danielle

Danielle Larson is an LCSW licensed in Illinois who blends evidence-based therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She centers her work on a collaborative, nonjudgmental stance that encourages clients to notice their strengths while addressing difficult emotions such as guilt, shame, and grief. With 11 years of clinical experience, she draws from approaches like CBT, DBT, and ACT to tailor interventions to each person's goals and circumstances.

Her practice emphasizes practical skills for emotion regulation, improved communication, and coping with life transitions including career shifts, parenting challenges, and bereavement. Danielle also works with clients facing mood disorders, attachment and intimacy-related issues, substance use concerns, and impulsivity.

She aims to foster resilience and gradual, sustainable change by helping clients build clearer values, healthier patterns, and stronger interpersonal connections.

How Danielle's Approaches Translate to Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages clients to clarify personal values and take committed action while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings; it can be helpful for stress, life transitions, and motivation-related struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, offering practical tools for anxiety, depression, and coping with ADHD-related challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can support impulsivity, intense emotions, and relationship difficulties.

Deciding which approach to emphasize is a collaborative process. Danielle works with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, adjusting methods over time so the therapy fit evolves with the client’s needs.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility for busy schedules or geographic constraints. These formats make it easier to practice skills between meetings and maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Danielle commonly address?
Her practice includes support for stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and grief, ADHD, and related challenges such as impulsivity and communication problems.
Which therapeutic styles are used in sessions?
She uses evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and elements of the Gottman Method depending on client needs.
How long has she been practicing?
Danielle has 11 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns from mood disorders to addictions and relationship struggles.
Where is Danielle licensed to practice?
She holds an Illinois LCSW with license number IL LCSW 149022693 and conducts practice from Illinois.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and subscription handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGrief

Also works with

Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMotivational Interviewing

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English