Danyelle "Dany" Wilson, LMFT

Danyelle "Dany" Wilson is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, work through trauma and abuse, and navigate LGBT-related concerns. Dany also supports clients who want executive or professional coaching. She aims to meet people where they are and build a plan that fits their life. Dany uses practical, evidence-informed methods in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about relationships and early experiences that still affect daily life. Client-centered techniques make space for each person's goals and values. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions often include talking through current problems, developing coping skills, and practicing small behavior changes. For trauma work she can integrate techniques designed to reduce distress tied to traumatic memories. Dany pays attention to the stresses that come with caregiving, chronic illness, control struggles, and feelings of emptiness or shame. She also addresses concerns such as dissociation, hoarding, domestic violence impacts, and end-of-life or hospice counseling issues. People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental tone in sessions. Dany tailors conversation and plans to each individual's needs. She emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How CBT and relational work translate to online therapy

CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and often uses concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Online sessions can include guided worksheets, behavioral experiments to try between meetings, and step-by-step skill practice to reduce anxiety and stress.

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and emotional responses. In remote sessions this can mean talking through relational patterns, mapping attachment reactions, and practicing new ways of relating during everyday interactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then recommend and adjust methods as needed. That collaborative process helps decide whether CBT, attachment work, DBT skills, or a mix will best meet the client's needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility across several formats: video calls for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to try different ways of connecting while working toward change.