Hello! I’m Danielle Johnston, a Nationally Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 23 years experience. I’m dually licensed in SC, as a Licensed Professional Counselor & Licensed Addiction Counselor (LPC & LAC, NCC & CCMHC.) I also hold certifications as a Certified Clinical Trauma Therapist and as a Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist (CCTP and C-DBT).
My areas of specialty include identity, self-esteem, self-worth, depression, anxiety, alcohol & cannabis abuse, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, coping with life changes, trauma, life purpose, body image, self-medicating, intimacy issues, communication problems, attachment issues, emotional regulation, relationship harmony.
My therapy style is warm, encouraging, enthusiastic, interactive. I believe a depressed person is a discouraged person. It’s easy to fall into those thoughts & patterns. I am your coach to teach you how to convince yourself to change what you do have control over, to improve your sense of self & quality of life. Anxiety is similar, self-control is gained as you learn to identify & modify your physiological reactions, & to restructure your cognitive patterns. Let me teach you how to calm, co-regulate, and choose to be reasonable & logic-driven rather than reactive, anxious or emotion-driven.
My clinical approach combines Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic, Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based, Adlerian, Somatic, Nervous System Regulation, Gottman, DBT, Existential , Strength-Based, & Solution-Focused Therapy. (Taught best in live sessions.)
I’ll tailor our dialog and treatment objectives to meet your unique, specific needs. You set your goals. My task for every session is to help you feel encouraged, heard, validated, & have small tasks to incorporate & watch yourself succeed in until we meet again.
It’s a privilege to hear your story & join you in it. To empower you to change what you can. It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life, to take these first steps toward change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support & enthuse you.
I look forward to working with you! Wishing you peace.
Danielle Johnston
LPC, CCMHC, NCC, LAC
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Career difficulties, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Body image, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Trichotillomania
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
SC LPC 5174
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I have only been using the chat service until now but so far Danielle has been very kind, supportive and understanding of my situation.
Written on Sep 14, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 2 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts
Danielle has been instrumental in helping me instate changes in my personal life and relationships that have led to my increased happiness and well-being. I could not have made these positive changes without her and I highly recommend her therapy services.
Written on Sep 04, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Danielle Is simply wonderful to work with. I have searched for a therapist for years and was about to give up when I found Danielle. She is kind, thoughtful, easy to work with and extremely knowledgeable.
Written on Aug 25, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
I was so scared to start therapy again, because this would have been my 6-7th time having a therapist. I was so happy that I did! Danielle Johnston has such great expertise in this field and I feel so supported by her. She has really opened up my perspective and views, and I'm so grateful for that.
Written on Jul 28, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coaching
Danielle helps with getting you to talk in a very comfortable way. I have tried therapy many times but always felt weird just talking; Danielle makes it easy and comfortable and gives you amazing tips and work to do between sessions
Written on May 19, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 3 weeks on issues concerning adhd
She is an amazing therapist. I have never connected with another therapist the way I do with her!
Written on Mar 13, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd