Danelle Locklear, LCSW

Danelle Locklear is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on relationship concerns and related life stresses. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, or major life changes. Her style is straightforward and person-centered, so sessions start with what matters most to the individual.

Danelle draws on five years of clinical experience as an LCSW, plus long experience in school social work and substance use services. She pays attention to how attachment, communication, and life circumstances shape problems such as intimacy struggles, control issues, and isolation. She also works with issues like chronic illness, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.

In sessions she uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness alongside Client-Centered work and Motivational Interviewing. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns, practice different responses, and set realistic steps toward change. The focus is on small, doable shifts that fit a person’s life.

Danelle believes therapy should match each person’s goals and preferences. She listens first, then tailors interventions to fit what the person wants to accomplish. Progress is tracked in simple, concrete terms so people can see what’s changing.

People looking for help with stress, relationships, addiction, or life transitions will find a calm, direct approach. The emphasis is on clarifying goals, building skills, and restoring a sense of agency in day-to-day life.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s goals front and center. The therapist listens closely, reflects what matters most, and helps shape sessions around real concerns like relationships, grief, or addiction. This approach supports people who want an empathic, goal-driven process.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In practice this means identifying unhelpful patterns, testing new behaviors, and setting short experiments to try between sessions. CBT works well for anxiety, depression, coping with change, and stress-related problems.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and create space for different choices. It can help with anxiety, anger, and eating or sleeping disruptions by training steady practices to use day to day.

Finding the right blend of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the person to pick approaches that fit their goals, pace, and preferences, adjusting as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during workday breaks or between errands. Some people prefer shorter check-ins while others choose longer sessions for deeper work, and these preferences are discussed when planning care.