Danielle Bonner , LICSW, LISW-CP

Danielle Bonner is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She holds the LICSW credential - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - and the LISW-CP credential - Licensed Independent Social Worker, Clinical Practitioner - and is licensed to practice in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama. Her background includes work as an outpatient therapist, a DBT facilitator, and a life coach, giving her experience with both long-term therapy and skills-based interventions.

Throughout her career she has worked with individuals facing depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, substance use challenges, OCD, and ADHD. She has also provided care for people recovering from trauma, including intimate partner violence and child abuse and neglect. Her clinical focus covers a broad range of needs such as grief, self-esteem, intimacy issues, family dynamics, and coping with life changes.

Her counseling style is realistic, kind, and interactive, grounded in practical strategies while honoring each person’s dignity and goals. She integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques with solution-focused, psychodynamic, and rational-emotive methods, and tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s unique circumstances. Danielle emphasizes respectful collaboration and clear, goal-oriented work to help clients move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy fits

Danielle Bonner draws from several evidence-informed approaches to tailor therapy to each person’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that reflect their values - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps individuals identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, often providing practical tools for depression, anxiety, and ADHD-related challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Danielle works collaboratively with clients to explore what resonates, adjusts strategies as needed, and prioritizes goals and preferences to create a personalized plan. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy stays relevant and practical for each person’s situation.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility and accessibility for many people. These formats allow clients to engage from home or other convenient locations, fit sessions around work or family schedules, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are not feasible. Danielle incorporates these modalities to support consistent, goal-focused work in a way that suits each client’s life.