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Danielle Bonner

Danielle Bonner

LICSW, LISW-CP · North Carolina

Practical, compassionate clinical social worker

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  • 23 years experience
  • Practical skills focus
  • Adoption and foster care

About Danielle

Danielle Bonner is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with more than two decades of experience helping people through hard moments. She practices in North Carolina and brings a straightforward, kind style to sessions. Danielle aims to make conversations practical and focused so people can use what they learn right away.

She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship stress, parenting challenges, and ADHD. Danielle has supported people who experienced trauma, such as intimate partner violence and child abuse and neglect. Adoption and foster care appear among her additional focus areas, and she can address stresses that come with those situations.

Her approach blends techniques from cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior methods, emotionally-focused listening, and client-centered care. That mix lets her tailor conversations and exercises to each person’s needs. Sessions are collaborative; she helps clients set short-term goals and practical steps to try between meetings.

Danielle describes her style as realistic and interactive. She treats people with dignity and respects their pace. Over her 23 years of practice she has also worked as a DBT facilitator and life coach, which influences how she structures skills work and goal-oriented sessions.

People who want a clear, steady guide for stress, coping, grief, or relationship concerns often find her approach useful. To get started, readers can use the site’s matching process to connect and schedule a first appointment.

How therapy approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and focus on what matters most, then take small actions toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical strategies to change them. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotions in relationships and improving connection and communication.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different methods. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or making it possible to meet from a location that reduces scheduling strain. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in remote work, tailoring exercises and between-session tasks to what works for each person.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Credentials

North Carolina, Alabama, South Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related issues such as abandonment and adoption and foster care concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is realistic, kind, and interactive. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills while keeping conversations respectful and collaborative.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has 23 years of experience as an outpatient therapist, DBT facilitator, and life coach, working with a broad range of mental health and relationship concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in North Carolina and also holds licensure in South Carolina and Alabama with the credentials LICSW and LISW-CP, and practices from North Carolina.

Which languages are supported?

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

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does billing or cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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

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