Danielle (Dani) O'Connor, NCPS

Danielle (Dani) O'Connor is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and grief. Dani believes the person in the room knows their story best and draws on each individual's strengths when working towards change.

Dani aims to provide a welcoming and supportive space where people can talk through painful or confusing feelings. She uses straightforward language and a calm presence to help people feel heard. Sessions are practical and oriented towards clear steps people can try between meetings.

Her approach includes a mix of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Client-Centred methods. These offer ways to notice thoughts and feelings, practise new behaviours, and shape sessions around the person's immediate needs. She also works with skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy when these are useful.

Dani has worked with a broad range of concerns beyond the core areas listed, including self-esteem, addictions, parenting challenges, chronic pain and illness, neurodiversity, and body image issues. She aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that feels manageable.

People who choose Dani typically want a practical, compassionate counsellor who helps them make small, achievable changes. To begin, clients use the site process to match and schedule their first appointment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and clarifies personal values to guide change; it can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behaviour and trying small experiments to shift those patterns; it often helps with anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build different ways of relating and feeling safer in connections.

Finding the right approach is often part of the work. Dani will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That means trying different strategies together and adjusting the plan as progress or obstacles emerge.

Session formats are not specified in the profile, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use video or telephone choices based on what feels most practical that day. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find these arrangements help people maintain regular contact while juggling work, caring responsibilities or health issues.