About

NOT YOUR AVERAGE PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Danielle is a compassionate guide and masterful space-holder.  With a profound understanding of the intricate balance between mind, body, and soul, Danielle brings a holistic approach to her practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) and Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP).

Inspired by her early time in the addiction field working as a Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), Danielle witnessed the transformative power of integrating all aspects of human experience—mind, body, and soul. This immersion in the depths of human struggle, coupled with moments of resilience and light, fueled her passion for holistic healing.

Drawing from decades of research and exploration in traditional psychoanalytic psychotherapy and group psychotherapy as well as meditation, breath and energy work, and intuition development, Danielle offers a unique blend of clinical expertise and spiritual insight. Through her innovative therapeutic techniques and programs, she empowers clients to grapple with their anxieties and resistances to ultimately unlock their innate potential, facilitating healing and personal growth.

COMMUNITY + AUDIENCE

Danielle supports individuals looking to move towards wholeness. Her work attracts those who value personal growth and are deeply curious about how their inner world affects their outer relationships, those who understand that the path to self-discovery might not always feel peaceful, but are committed to facing the challenges ahead.

Danielle’s community is expanding through in-person and online workshops, weekend retreats, and one-on-one mentorship as she provides nurturing spaces for individuals to deepen and integrate their practices, reflect, share, and grow together.

Credentials

  • Danielle attended NYU where she obtained her Masters in Social Work (MSW) with a specialty concentration in substance use and other co-occurring disorders and completed the necessary course work to become a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC). Danielle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) and a Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) with expertise in working with both individuals and groups. Today, she helps clients navigate life transitions by utilizing psychodynamic and behaviorally-based approaches, emphasizing alignment, motivation and goal actualization. In addition to her clinical practice, Danielle is committed to educating the mental health community through consultation, presentations, and media appearances.

  • Danielle has served as Adjunct Professor for the Postgraduate Addiction Certificate Program at Adelphi University and as Guest Lecturer at NYU Silver School of Social Work and Fordham Graduate School of Social Services.  Previously, she founded and supervised a young adult clinic in Manhattan for dually diagnosed individuals as part of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Danielle worked within the eating disorder treatment community in her prior role as primary therapist at both the Eating Disorder Resource Center and Columbus Park Collaborative.  Before her work as a psychotherapist, Danielle served as an analyst at Goldman Sachs.

  • Danielle has a robust educational background and decades of teaching experience integrating spirituality in treatment practices as an essential component of recovery.

    In her time at Hazelden Betty Ford, Danielle aided clients in developing their own sense of higher-level connectedness, spirituality that genuinely reflected their views of the universe and the human experience. 

    Highlighting the research that validates the role of spirituality in positive treatment outcomes and overall well-being, she helped thousands of clients develop a spiritual component to their identity so they could make better use of treatment protocols as well as 12 step programs. 

    In recent years, she has expanded her exploration by training in Pranic Healing, intuition development, breathwork, and meditation practices.  She furthered her study of the soul through rigorous course work at the world-renowned Arthur Findlay College. 

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