Danita Thompson, LMSW

Danita Thompson is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She offers straightforward, practical support for those wrestling with self-esteem, grief, life changes, or struggles with addiction. Danita writes and speaks plainly so parents and busy adults can quickly understand next steps.

She has thirty years of experience in clinical work and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions. Danita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on mindfulness and techniques from dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused. Sessions typically look at current problems, build small experiments to test different coping skills, and track what helps in daily life. Motivational interviewing is used when people need to resolve mixed feelings about change or recovery.

Danita works with adults on issues including parenting stress, workplace problems, intimacy concerns, mood disorders, trauma and post-traumatic stress, and questions about life purpose. She mentions an interest in supporting veterans and women navigating big transitions. Her practice is based in Michigan and sessions are conducted in English.

People who want practical tools and a respectful listening ear often start by describing one or two pressing problems. From there Danita helps set clear, manageable goals and supports steady progress over time.

Approach and online care that fit your life

Danita commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space so people can find their own solutions.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotions run high. DBT teaches practical tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, impulsivity, and relationship conflicts. Together these approaches give both concrete techniques and a supportive listening stance.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past efforts, and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week.