Danielle Johnston , LPC

Danielle Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment concerns, self-esteem and identity struggles, addictions, trauma and grief, and the many life changes that can feel overwhelming. Her practice also addresses challenges such as communication and intimacy difficulties, body image and eating issues, sleep problems, anger, career transitions, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue.

Danielle blends practical coaching with psychotherapy to help clients build skills and make incremental changes. Her approach is warm, encouraging, and interactive - aiming to validate each person’s experience while offering concrete tools to manage physiological reactions, reshape thinking patterns, and improve emotional regulation. She works collaboratively with clients to set clear goals and to assign small, achievable tasks between sessions so progress can be tracked and reinforced.

Therapeutic methods Danielle uses include acceptance and commitment strategies, attachment-focused work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, and emotionally focused interventions, selected to match each person’s needs. She emphasizes empowerment and practical steps that increase a sense of control and well-being. For those seeking a focused, goal-oriented partnership to move toward greater balance and relationship harmony, Danielle offers experienced guidance and steady support.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Danielle Johnston integrates evidence-informed methods to address emotional and relational concerns in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and commit to meaningful action - useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships, exploring how early bonds influence current intimacy and communication, which can be especially helpful for relationship struggles and abandonment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies and changes unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering practical skills to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Danielle works collaboratively with clients and with other licensed professionals as needed to determine which combination of strategies best fits each person’s goals, preferences, and circumstances. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what is most helpful.

Online therapy with Danielle is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules, geographic limitations, and varying comfort levels with technology. These options make it easier to access consistent care, practice new skills between sessions, and maintain continuity during life changes.