Works with
- Anger
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Danny
Danny Ludwig is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Missouri with three decades of clinical experience. He brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and focuses on helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Danny aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for everyday problems.
He favors clear, goal-oriented work that helps people spot patterns in thinking and behavior. That approach is useful for issues like low self-esteem, career stress, relationship strain, and coping after loss.
Background and approach
He also supports people facing trauma, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and problems at work. Danny’s background includes many years working with youth and young adults in educational settings. That experience shaped his belief that learning and real-life practice help people change.
He often uses practical exercises and small, achievable goals to build momentum toward bigger changes. Outside sessions he draws on endurance sports and outdoor activities as models for steady progress. He encourages clients to try manageable steps - short goals that add up over time.
This helps with impulsivity, control issues, and feelings of emptiness. Danny offers a friendly, matter-of-fact presence in sessions and focuses on workable steps people can use right away. He values collaboration and works with each person to set clear, attainable goals and then track progress toward them.
What Danny works with
Everything Danny lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Danny's practice.
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Danny lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven online therapy that focuses on change
Client-centered therapy starts by listening to the person's experience and priorities. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and helps turn those priorities into concrete goals that guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, anger, and low mood. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small, realistic steps and on what is already working, helping people move forward with clear, short-term goals.Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest strategies to try. Sessions often mix listening, skill practice, and small experiments to test what helps, and the plan changes based on what works for the person.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in during a busy day, and messaging lets people reflect and respond on their own time. These options help people fit therapy into work, caring duties, or other commitments while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Questions people ask about Danny
What concerns can Danny help with?
He works with issues such as anger, stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, career strain, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting questions, and ADHD-related challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and solution-focused methods to keep sessions practical and goal oriented. The focus is on noticing thought and behavior patterns and testing small changes.
How much experience does he have?
He has 30 years of professional experience working in counseling and educational settings with youth and young adults and in clinical practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and can he work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.