Danielle Bonner

Danielle Bonner is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with more than 23 years of clinical experience. She practices in North Carolina and brings a direct, compassionate approach to conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.

Danielle focuses on helping people cope with grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also supports people facing life transitions, burnout, compassion fatigue, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. Her work includes attention to abandonment, attachment, blended family issues, and communication problems.

Her counseling style is honest, interactive, and kind. Sessions are discussion-based and goal-oriented, with practical steps people can use between visits. Danielle adapts what she does to fit each person’s needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

She uses a mix of approaches drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. That blend lets her focus on improving coping skills, clarifying values, and repairing emotional connection where needed.

Danielle’s background includes long experience as an outpatient therapist, a DBT facilitator, and life coach. She worked with people affected by intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, substance use concerns, OCD, and complex stressors. Her practice centers on practical tools and steady support for real-life problems.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. It often suits people who want clearer goals and more consistent behavior change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. It usually involves homework and practical skill practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Danielle will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on symptoms, life demands, and personal preferences. That shared decision helps set clear goals and a plan to build skills over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use skills between sessions in real-life settings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques to video or phone conversations and assign practical exercises that people can try between appointments.