Danielle Johnston

Practical, encouraging therapy for stress and relationships

LPC South Carolina

Experience: 24 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
Approaches: Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Danielle

Danielle Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 24 years of experience helping people facing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and stress. She supports people dealing with trauma, addiction, grief, sleep and eating concerns, anger, and major life changes.

Background and approach

Danielle also works with issues around self-esteem, intimacy, career strain, and attention differences. Her approach is warm and interactive.

She focuses on clear, practical steps a person can try between sessions. Danielle uses tools from several evidence-based approaches to help clients notice thoughts and bodily reactions, practice new responses, and build small habits that add up over time.

Danielle emphasizes attachment patterns and connection when relationships feel difficult. She draws on Gottman Method ideas to help people improve communication and manage conflict more calmly.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are used to change unhelpful thinking and to clarify personal values and goals. Sessions are conversational and coach-like.

Clients set goals and Danielle offers short, doable tasks to practice before the next meeting. She teaches skills for emotional regulation, nervous system calming, and clearer decision making so people can feel more in control of daily life.

She works with adults in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English. Danielle aims to tailor each plan to the person in front of her, helping them build confidence and steady progress one step at a time.

Approaches and online options for relationship and mood work

Danielle uses Gottman Method ideas to bring practical communication strategies into sessions, helping people recognize negative interaction patterns and practice clearer, calmer ways to connect. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help clients clarify values and take committed action even when difficult emotions are present. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connection patterns shape current relationships and helps people rebuild trust and emotional responsiveness.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Danielle will discuss goals, personal history, and preferences and then suggest techniques that fit. The plan can change as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and goal-focused.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets clients share updates and get coaching prompts between meetings. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Danielle address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self-esteem concerns, plus trauma, addictions, grief, sleep and eating issues, and career strain.

How would you describe her therapy style?

The style is warm, interactive, and coach-like with practical tasks to try between sessions and a focus on building small, steady changes.

What is her professional background?

Danielle brings 24 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

Danielle provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issues Body imageCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Mood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Postpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-love Social anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomania

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

24+ years

Licensed in

South Carolina

Languages

English