Danielle (Dani) O'Connor, NCPS

Danielle (Dani) O'Connor is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She offers a calm, welcoming presence and encourages people to use their own strengths when facing hard things. Dani emphasises small, steady steps and practical ways to feel better. She aims to support people who are ready to try something different in their lives.

Her work covers stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and low self-esteem. She also helps with addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, anger, and career uncertainty. Other areas she supports include ADHD, bipolar and depression, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related issues, and a range of identity and attachment matters.

Dani draws from several approaches in her sessions. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and commit to values-based action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical coping skills. Attachment-based and client-centred ideas guide how she builds trust and follows each person’s pace.

Sessions focus on what the person wants to change. Dani listens, asks clear questions, and offers tools and ways to try at home. Conversations are practical and grounded in everyday life rather than clinical jargon.

She holds the NCPS credential, and works with people who speak English. International clients are accepted. If someone wants to begin, they start by using the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Dani’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take small actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviours to test what works; it is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep or eating issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating, which suits relationship and intimacy concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dani will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then together they will try methods that suit the person. If an approach needs to be adjusted, the plan can change as progress is made.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use a camera or phone option depending on what feels most practical. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and between-session tasks to work well in online appointments.