Deanna (Dani) Minsky , LCSW

Deanna (Dani) Minsky is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. She brings nearly a decade of experience to her work, combining clinical training with practical experience supporting families, caregivers, teachers, and other community members. Licensed in Maine as an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she has worked in schools across Maine and Massachusetts, offering direct support to students and consultation to parents, guardians, and educational staff.

Her practice draws on trauma-informed frameworks, including training in Trauma Systems Therapy, which attends both to a person’s emotional needs and to the social context that shapes recovery and resilience. This holistic perspective allows her to map strengths and stressors in a person’s life and to build plans that reinforce protective factors while addressing areas that need support. She has guided people through compassion fatigue, boundary-setting, and adaptations tailored to individual circumstances.

Deanna emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental approach that centers each person as the expert of their own story. Whether someone is new to therapy or returning after a break, she seeks to create a welcoming space for exploration, listening, and skill-building. She aims to establish trust and understanding as the foundation for practical work that meets each person where they are and helps them move toward clearer coping and greater stability.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Deanna (Dani) Minsky

Deanna works with several evidence-informed approaches tailored to each person’s needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust; it can be helpful for clients dealing with abandonment, attachment challenges, and relationship difficulties. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on understanding and processing traumatic experiences while building coping skills to reduce their day-to-day impact; it is often used for post-traumatic stress, abuse recovery, and complex trauma responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop practical strategies to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Deanna works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit best. She considers a client’s goals, life context, and preferences, adapting techniques as the work progresses so that treatment remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits for her practice. Video calls allow for face-to-face connection when meeting in person is not possible, while phone sessions offer an audio-only option. Live chat and text-based messaging can provide flexible, shorter check-ins or supplemental support between longer sessions. These options increase accessibility and make it easier for people to engage in therapy around work, family, and other responsibilities.