Danielle (Dani) O'Connor, NCPS

Danielle (Dani) O'Connor is a UK-based counsellor with three years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, and grief. She works from the belief that each person is the expert on their own life and that personal strengths can be a foundation for change. Dani creates a welcoming space where individuals can explore difficult feelings and take practical steps toward a more fulfilling life. She seeks to empower clients as they take the courageous first steps toward change.

Dani draws on approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to tailor work to each person's needs. She holds the NCPS credential, a professional counselling qualification. Her practice spans a wide range of concerns such as self-esteem, addictions, LGBT matters, parenting and family dynamics, eating and sleeping difficulties, bipolar and depression, and coping with life transitions.

Dani also focuses on areas like abandonment and attachment issues, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and body image. She accepts international clients and offers flexible online ways of working to fit different schedules and circumstances.

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It helps individuals clarify personal values and build committed steps toward a meaningful life, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions). Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding patterns of relating that developed in early relationships and how these influence current connections. It can be helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment or attachment concerns, and issues arising from adoption or foster care. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and reframe unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with everyday challenges).

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Danielle works collaboratively with clients and registered professionals to identify which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as work progresses.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for different schedules and life situations. These options make it easier to access regular support from a therapist without travel, and they allow the therapeutic relationship to adapt to what feels most manageable for the client at each stage.