Danielle Johnston, LPC

Danielle Johnston helps people who are stressed, anxious, or struggling with low self-esteem. She supports those facing depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, addictions, and life changes. Danielle also works with people dealing with sleep and eating difficulties, anger, career questions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Danielle uses clear, practical techniques in sessions. She emphasizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a core method and combines it with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy principles. Sessions focus on specific skills to change thoughts, manage strong emotions, and improve communication.

Her style is warm and coaching-focused. She helps people set small, achievable goals and practices tasks between sessions. Danielle talks through how automatic reactions form and teaches ways to calm the nervous system and make different choices in stressful moments.

With 24 years of experience, Danielle adapts plans to each person’s needs. She offers straightforward explanations and step-by-step exercises rather than abstract theory. Progress is tracked through practical changes people notice in daily life.

Danielle is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - based in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English. She works by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging depending on what fits a person’s routine. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect someone with her, then scheduling follows the therapist’s availability.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Danielle often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more balanced ones. CBT focuses on practical exercises and homework to change thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating issues.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most and take committed action toward those values. ACT combines acceptance strategies with behavior change techniques to manage distress while moving toward meaningful goals.

Attachment-Based ideas shape work on relationship patterns and intimacy concerns. This approach looks at how early relational experiences influence current ways of relating and teaches new ways to connect and communicate.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor methods to fit those needs. Sessions can blend elements from different approaches as appropriate.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for more in-depth skills practice and real-time interaction, phone can work well for a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support brief updates, coaching, and homework between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.