Danielle Whiteside

Danielle Whiteside is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, parenting stress, and major life changes. She writes and listens in a calm, straightforward way so clients can start making small, real shifts. Danielle aims to create a space where people feel safe to talk about hard things and try new ways of coping.

She draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy and client-centered skills to look at how past hurts shape current behavior. Danielle also uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking and try different reactions. EMDR and relationship-focused work inform her approach when trauma and attachment problems show up.

Sessions focus on clear goals you set together. Danielle helps people notice patterns, improve communication, and set practical steps to reduce stress and strengthen relationships. She often blends talking, guided exercises, and grounded skills practice so progress carries into daily life.

With 12 years of experience as an LMFT, Danielle brings experience working with abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, grief, and body image concerns. She also addresses anxiety, depression, anger, and work-related stress.

Danielle is based in Kentucky and conducts sessions in English. To begin, she invites prospective clients to consider what they most want to change, so the first sessions can focus on those priorities and create a workable plan.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process overwhelming events and reduce the power of painful memories. In practice this often means pacing the work, naming triggers, and building coping skills to manage intense emotions.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens without judgment and helps the client decide which goals matter most, which is useful for relationship or identity concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple tools to test unhelpful beliefs and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, depression, and relationship reactivity.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try different methods, and adjust based on progress and comfort. Together they set goals and choose techniques that fit the client's needs and preferences.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking because formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. Some approaches translate well to remote work, especially CBT and client-centered sessions, while trauma-focused elements can be adapted with careful pacing and planning.