About Danielle
Danielle Van Dusen is a licensed mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing from New Hampshire. She uses a practical, person-first style to help people who are struggling with mood, behavior, and relationship challenges. Danielle communicates plainly and focuses on concrete steps people can try between sessions.
She has 12 years of experience in clinical settings and a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Danielle has worked in outpatient, in-home, and residential care and has supported people facing addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, and ADHD.
Background and approach
Her background also includes work related to adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and first responder concerns. Her typical session style centers on the client’s goals and strengths. She draws on client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to the person in the room.
Cognitive behavioral strategies help identify unhelpful thinking and build skills for daily life. When needed she integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and motivational interviewing to address intense emotions, coping skills, and readiness for change. Danielle also uses mindfulness and existential ideas to help people notice patterns and make values-based choices.
Therapy with her often focuses on reducing symptoms, improving relationships, and building routines that support wellness. Sessions can include practical homework, skill practice, and problem-solving. Danielle aims to find approaches that fit each person’s life and pace.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Danielle commonly uses client-centered therapy to follow what matters to each person and build a safe, collaborative space. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping clients set their own goals, which can be especially helpful when people are juggling complex life demands.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress. CBT includes practical exercises and skills you can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address ADHD-related routines. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when emotion regulation and coping with intense feelings are central concerns; DBT emphasizes concrete skills for tolerating distress, improving relationships, and managing impulses.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Danielle will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and will adjust strategies as needs change. That partnership helps shape a plan that feels doable and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets you use visual cues and do role plays or guided exercises, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or texting is useful for brief check-ins or ongoing skill practice. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into daily life without added travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New Hampshire
- Languages
- English
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