Danielle Whiteside

Compassionate relationship-focused therapist

LMFT Kentucky

Experience: 12 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Danielle

Danielle Whiteside is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who focuses on supporting people through relationship struggles, trauma, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a strengths-based, relational sensibility to help clients clarify patterns, strengthen communication, and set realistic, practical goals.

Background and approach

Danielle often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques alongside other approaches to address anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and issues tied to identity and attachment. Clients may find her approach useful when navigating abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, blended family dynamics, or difficulties with intimacy and commitment.

She also works with concerns such as body image, caregiver stress, codependency, domestic violence, and family of origin problems. Drawing from modalities like EMDR, the Gottman Method, and mindfulness, Danielle aims to blend insight with actionable strategies so people can build stability and healthier connections.

Based in Kentucky, Danielle uses a collaborative, nonjudgmental stance that invites clients to explore triggers and responses while developing new skills for coping and communication. Her practice emphasizes realistic change - small, measurable steps that lead toward lasting improvement and greater emotional awareness.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Relationship and Trauma Work

Danielle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical coping skills, which can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also integrates Client-Centered Therapy, offering a supportive, empathic space that emphasizes the client's perspective and personal strengths to foster insight and emotional healing. When trauma is a central concern, she may draw on EMDR techniques to address distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Danielle partners with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts methods as therapy progresses so the plan fits each person's circumstances and desired outcomes.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow for continuity of care across busy lives and make it easier to maintain momentum between appointments with flexible, accessible options for connecting with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Danielle help with?

She works with relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, grief, anger, career concerns, and depression, plus related family and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her work blends a relational, strengths-based stance with practical interventions, using Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, the Gottman Method, and mindfulness strategies to meet individual needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Danielle brings 12 years of clinical experience to her practice, applying that background to a range of relational and trauma-related concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is an LMFT with licensure listed as SD LMFT LMFT11627 and GA LMFT MFT002264, and she practices in Kentucky.

Does she offer therapy in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are sessions billed 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.

What steps are involved in beginning therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Kentucky, Indiana, South Dakota, Georgia

Languages

English