Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
How Danielle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Danielle
Danielle Zavala is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and life changes. She works with adults facing depression, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and trauma. Danielle aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
She uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking so clients can cope better day to day.
Background and approach
Danielle draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and from acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and small goals. Attachment-based ideas help her look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Emotionally-focused techniques shape conversations when feelings get intense in relationships or during personal crisis.
The overall tone is client-centered, meaning the pace and plan change to fit each person’s needs. Danielle has four years of clinical experience in settings that included helping people through trauma and family conflict. She brings compassion and plain language to sessions so people feel heard and understood.
Her Illinois LCSW credential is listed as LCSW. Therapy with Danielle is collaborative: she listens, offers options, and helps people pick small, realistic steps. If you are coping with frustration, grief, or confusing emotions, she focuses on tools that work in daily life.
What Danielle works with
Everything Danielle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Danielle's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Danielle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose small actions that match their values. This approach can be useful for stress, anger, and making steady life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and can be helpful when relationship strain or recurring hurt shows up. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick approaches that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That means plans may shift over time as needs change. Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues during conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in option. Live chat or text messaging works for brief updates, journaling-style reflections, or flexible check-ins when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to use therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while still focusing on practical tools and emotional processing.Questions people ask about Danielle
What concerns does Danielle commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar concerns, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What therapeutic style does she use?
She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy, plus attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas to match each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with people facing trauma, family conflict, and emotional distress.
Where is Danielle licensed and practicing?
Danielle is licensed in Illinois and holds the credential LCSW.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.