Danielle Johnston , LPC

Danielle Johnston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with 24 years of clinical experience. She brings a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach to work with individuals facing anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment challenges, substance use concerns, grief, career stress, eating and sleeping difficulties, and a wide range of life transitions and identity questions.

Her professional credentials include LPC, LAC, NCC, and CCMHC, which reflect licensure and national certification in clinical mental health and addiction counseling. She is also certified as a clinical trauma therapist (CCTP) and as a dialectical behavior therapist (C-DBT) - qualifications that inform her work with emotion regulation, nervous system dysregulation, and complex trauma responses.

Danielle blends practical skill-building with compassionate coaching, using therapies that target thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and attachment patterns. Her style is warm, encouraging, and interactive, focused on helping people build small, achievable steps that improve self-esteem, communication, and daily functioning. She partners with clients to set clear goals, introduce tools for calming and co-regulation, and practice strategies between sessions to track progress over time.

Throughout her practice she emphasizes personalized care that respects each person’s history and preferences, offering tailored interventions to support meaningful, sustainable change.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is practical and skill-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationship interactions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of connection formed in relationships and how they affect current intimacy, trust, and communication. It is helpful for addressing attachment injuries, abandonment concerns, and relational conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Danielle collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as needs evolve so therapy remains practical and client-centered.

Online sessions with licensed professionals offer flexibility - appointments by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, accommodate mobility or caregiving needs, and maintain continuity of care across changing schedules.