Danielle Whiteside, LMFT - Therapist in Kentucky

Relational focus
Practical skills
Trauma-informed

About Danielle

Danielle Whiteside, LMFT, offers a calm, steady presence for people facing relationship strains, parenting stress, grief, trauma, or major life shifts. She aims to make sessions down-to-earth and useful so clients can take small, practical steps forward. Danielle frames therapy as a collaborative process rather than a lecture, and she works to create a space where people feel heard and understood.

She brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions and uses approaches that center the client's experience. Danielle focuses on communication skills, attachment patterns, and navigating the emotional fallout from abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences. She also addresses mood concerns like anxiety and depression, plus issues around self-esteem and body image.

In therapy she blends client-centered listening with goal-oriented tools. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build different habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be part of work on traumatic memories when the client and therapist decide it fits.

Danielle also draws on the Gottman Method for relationship work and mindfulness practices to help people manage stress in the moment. She prioritizes practical skills you can use between sessions, such as communication exercises and emotion-regulation techniques.

Based in Kentucky, Danielle holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential. Sessions are conducted in English. If you want to explore whether her style fits your needs, start by completing the short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works for you.

How Danielle’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Danielle blends client-centered therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to make online sessions focused and practical. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the client’s lead so people feel understood and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets specific thought and behavior patterns and teaches step-by-step techniques for managing anxiety, low mood, and relationship reactions.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma work when it fits the client's goals and readiness. EMDR aims to help the brain process difficult memories and reduce their emotional intensity, which can be useful for people affected by abuse, abandonment, or adoption-related wounds.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Danielle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist decide which techniques to prioritize and how to pace the work over time.

The practical benefits of online therapy often include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make regular check-ins and skill practice more convenient and help maintain momentum between appointments.

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

Abandonment Adoption and foster care Attachment issues Blended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-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

Credentials

Kentucky, Indiana, South Dakota, Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Danielle help with?

She helps people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, grief, anxiety, depression, and stress. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care related issues, abandonment, attachment concerns, and family-of-origin problems.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Danielle uses a blend of client-centered listening and active, skill-focused techniques. Sessions often include communication practice, emotion regulation skills, and steps to change unhelpful thought patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She has 12 years of clinical experience working with a range of relational and individual concerns. That background shapes how she pairs practical tools with relational insight.

What credentials and location are listed?

Danielle holds the LMFT credential and is licensed as an LMFT in South Dakota and Georgia. She practices from Kentucky.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Back to all therapists