What to expect

Danielle Connell, MSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, provides virtual, confidential treatment for people who have experienced distressing life events and circumstances. Danielle has primarily focused her clinical work on those with C-PTSD, chronic illness, and anxiety. As a clinician with over sixteen years of experience, Danielle provides a supportive and nurturing space which allows you to explore and achieve your goals.

Danielle utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other somatic and strengths-based modalities to help minimize distress and create meaningful change. In the initial consultation, Danielle will gather some of your history, assess your most urgent concerns, and work with you to identify goals for treatment. Additionally, Danielle will help answer any questions you may have about engaging in suggested modes of therapy. During the course of treatment, Danielle will serve as a guide in establishing resources and helping you to navigate through the work towards symptom reduction and management.

Danielle has worked in a multitude of settings including private practice, hospitals, corrections / judiciary systems, community mental health, and crisis response. She has also provided professional trainings in a variety of settings for both professionals and non-mental health professionals on topics such as, trauma, mental wellness, assessment and diagnosis. As an inherently creative and intuitive person, private practice has given her the viewpoint that therapy and the therapeutic relationship forged within are a form of art.

As a Maryland Social Work Board approved supervisor, Danielle also provides group licensee supervision. Danielle has completed EMDRIA-approved EMDR certification training and Advanced Trauma Treatment certification training through PESI, in addition to on-going study of IFS through multiple sources.