I am a therapist licensed in Texas with 5 years of experience in direct counseling. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, relationship issues, parenting problems, and career challenges. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.
My therapy style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and rational-emotive therapy. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
It takes courage to seek a more balanced life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support you and collaborate with you on that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
TX LCSW 67438
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My first session with Ms. Danielle Leal was wonderful! She made me feel so comfortable and that she was fully engaged with what I was saying. Even with the limited amount of time we had, she did not make me feel rushed. She is encouraging and reassuring, and suddenly attending therapy for the first time became something to look forward to.
Written on Sep 19, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
11/10 would recommend Danielle.
She’s kind and understanding and made going to therapy and showing up for yourself not as scary.
Written on Sep 07, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Listens to me and helps me find ways to move forward in ways that works with me. Danielle also makes me feel like my complaints are valid unlike other therapists I have seen before
Written on Aug 27, 2022 after therapy with Danielle for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management