I am a Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and a Certified ADHD Professional. I work through a depth-psychology lens to pinpoint and heal developmental and trauma wounds—both obvious and obscure—by identifying unconscious thoughts that create the symptoms that lead you to therapy. 

While bringing the unconscious to consciousness, I simultaneously provide knowledge and tools to mitigate current symptoms and empower you to discover and embody your true Self. 

During the pandemic I experienced and then trained in brainspotting, which I use in person and online to nuke the source of stubborn symptoms that have not responded to traditional talk therapy. It has become an important tool in my ever-changing box of treatment tricks. 

I’m especially skilled in treating victims of narcissistic abuse and ADHD, whose symptoms may include low self-esteem and self-worth, imposter syndrome, depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, overwhelm, shutdown, dissociation, OCD,  body-image concerns and eating disorders, procrastination, lack of or low motivation, and/or failure to live up to potential, among others.

Most recently, I have immersed in identifying and treating (and referring, as needed) Level 1 Autism along with the Autism/ADHD hybrid, AuDHD.

I collaborate with clients dealing with all kinds of situations and issues—depression, anxiety, overwhelm, low self-esteem, body image, OCD, life transitions (divorce/breakup, moving, job change, going to college, graduating from high school or college), relationships, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, personality disorders, parenting, step-parenting, ADHD, Autism, grief (loss of a parent, pet, relationship, home, job), adoption, identifying a career, multicultural- and LGBTQ-specific issues, and more.

As a neurodiverse, working, divorced, and remarried mom, stepmother, and daughter of divorce and the military, I have had my share of life challenges. Perhaps because of them, I approach life and people without judgment, just empathy, curiosity, and compassion. Together we will find solutions, growth, and hope. 

How I Work (Knowledge Is Power)

My therapeutic strategy is to provide space, empathy, validation, education, and practical tools to manage the current issues that brought you to therapy while simultaneously exploring your life history and uncovering unconscious motives (through patterns, dreams, creative works, sandplay) that are influencing your actions today.

Pre-Private Practice

Before establishing my own practice, I trained and worked with clients at Sessions Counseling Group in Valley Village and Caring Connected in Valencia, and, before/during that, at community mental-health clinic Counseling West in Sherman Oaks. 

Education

I earned my master’s degree in Counseling Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, Calif., and my bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

I am a perpetual student and generally soak up all things psychology—books, articles, podcasts, academic journals, and whatever else piques my interest.

Past Life

Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I worked in the world of magazine and web publishing as a writer, editor, and general utility player. 

Let’s figure out a way to emerge from our current crises a little more sane than when we fell in.

 ~ Danielle