Danielle Dessaso is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with four years of clinical experience.
01About Danielle
Danielle Dessaso is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling stressed, anxious, or stuck in a relationship or life transition. Danielle aims to make the first steps feel manageable and encourages people to draw on their own strengths as they work through challenges.
She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them clarify practical goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on improving confidence, handling everyday stress, and building skills to manage attention and motivation concerns such as ADHD. Danielle also addresses issues around self-esteem and body image in a straightforward way. Danielle works with people who want clear, usable strategies and steady emotional support.
She breaks concerns into small steps that fit daily life so progress is easier to see. Conversations include concrete coping tools, communication practice, and ways to reduce worry and overwhelm. Her approach respects each person’s background and the pressures they face, including multicultural stressors and experiences of prejudice.
She also supports people facing caregiver strain, financial stress, pregnancy and childbirth transitions, and questions about life purpose and commitment. Danielle encourages honest talk and practical planning. She helps people try new habits between sessions and checks what is or is not working.
If someone wants a direct, empathetic counselor who emphasizes real-world change, Danielle offers that steady, action-focused support.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701012460 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1588450993 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Danielle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
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04Online support
Practical approaches and online care
Danielle uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches concrete tools for managing worry, stress, and attention difficulties; this helps with everyday coping and improving focus. Another approach emphasizes communication and problem-solving practice to improve how someone handles relationship strain or commitment concerns.Finding the right fit is a team effort. Danielle will talk with each person about their goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on how things feel and what works. She centers the process on the client's priorities and collaborates to set achievable steps and practice between sessions.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls suit longer, face-to-face conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, written reflections, or daily check-ins when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep steady progress over time.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Danielle help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Other focus areas include body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, and womens issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Danielle uses a practical, down-to-earth style that emphasizes small steps and skills people can use day to day. Sessions balance emotional support with concrete tools and action plans.
What is her clinical background?
She has four years of professional work experience providing counseling to people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and located?
Danielle holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Virginia and practices with that state license.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapists availability.
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