Danielle Johnston , LPC

Danielle Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with 24 years of clinical experience. Her work centers on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addiction-related challenges, and she also supports those facing grief, trauma, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career transitions, and the complexities of family life. Additional areas of focus include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, body image, communication and control problems, dissociation, blended-family dynamics, and other co-occurring concerns that affect daily functioning.

Danielle draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to shape treatment that fits each person's goals. Her practice emphasizes an encouraging, interactive style in which clients set their own objectives and work on small, achievable tasks between sessions to build momentum and change. Danielle aims to teach practical skills for emotional regulation, improved communication, and healthier coping so people can strengthen their sense of self and quality of life.

Therapy is provided in English. Her approach is collaborative and tailored to individual needs, with attention to building resilience and clear, actionable steps for progress.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and connection

Danielle commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to clarify values so daily choices align with what matters most. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, and uncertainty. Attachment-Based Therapy is focused on understanding how early relationships shape current patterns - it helps people improve closeness, repair ruptures, and address abandonment or attachment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress and support better coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Danielle collaborates with each person to explore which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds so the therapy remains a shared, goal-oriented process.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity across changing schedules or locations. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to deliver consistent, flexible care and to use tools and exercises in ways that support practical skill building between sessions.