Daphne Santiful
Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions
LCSW North Carolina
- Experience
- 32 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Daphne
Daphne Santiful is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
With 32 years of clinical experience, she helps clients facing blended family tensions, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and the emotional fallout from separation and infidelity. Her practice also addresses feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, isolation, commitment concerns, and questions about life purpose and midlife change.
Her therapeutic stance blends practical skill-building with empathetic listening, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness-informed methods alongside client-centered and motivational interviewing techniques. This combination aims to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, clarify values, and develop concrete coping strategies while honoring each person’s lived experience.
Daphne describes her work as collaborative and strengths-focused, guiding clients toward clearer communication, greater self-understanding, and more effective ways to manage stress and interpersonal difficulty. Practicing in North Carolina, Daphne holds LCSW licensure and applies decades of experience to tailor treatment to each individual’s needs.
She approaches therapy with warmth and cultural responsiveness, inviting clients to explore practical steps toward resilience and renewed purpose.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Many of Daphne’s sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and clarify personal values. CBT focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety or depression and is useful for practical symptom management. ACT emphasizes accepting difficult inner experiences while committing to actions aligned with one’s values, which can be helpful for life transitions and rebuilding purpose.She also uses a client-centered orientation that prioritizes listening and collaboration, helping clients shape goals and pace work in a way that fits their needs. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and she partners with clients to determine which methods best support their goals, preferences, and circumstances.
Online therapy with Daphne uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for each person.
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Experience
32+ years
Licensed
North Carolina, Connecticut
Languages
English