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Danielle Mascarelli

Danielle Mascarelli

LMHC

New York

Helping clients find momentum and purpose

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At a glance

Credentials
LMHC
License
LMHC, New York / 014422
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
New York

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    • Motivation-focused
    • Practical tools
    • Warm collaborative care

    About Danielle

    Danielle Mascarelli is a licensed mental health counselor who blends practical strategies with a warm, collaborative style. She uses Motivational Interviewing alongside other approaches to help people clarify goals and find momentum when life feels stuck. Danielle is based in New York and brings six years of clinical experience to sessions.

    She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. She also supports concerns around self-esteem, coping with life changes, and panic symptoms. The work focuses on clear steps clients can try between meetings and honest conversations about what’s getting in the way.

    Danielle draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Mindfulness techniques help people slow down and respond more intentionally to difficult moments.

    Narrative therapy ideas are woven in to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. Motivational Interviewing is used to explore ambivalence and build internal motivation for change. Together these approaches shape practical, doable plans clients can try in daily life.

    Sessions move at the client’s pace and focus on small, measurable steps. Danielle aims to help people leave sessions with tools for the next week. The overall goal is steadier coping, clearer priorities, and gradual forward progress.

  2. How these approaches work for online therapy

    Motivational Interviewing helps people explore mixed feelings about change and find personal reasons to move forward. Online conversations can be a useful place to surface what matters most and turn that into specific goals.

    Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. In an online setting that means sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and helping clients feel heard while they consider next steps.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions interact. Remotely, CBT often uses brief exercises, goal setting, and at-home practice to test new behaviors between sessions.

    Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That conversation helps shape whether the plan emphasizes motivation, skills practice, mindfulness, or story-reframing techniques.

    Confirm current session options before scheduling, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also supports trying practical exercises at home and sharing what did or didn’t work between meetings.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyAddictionsSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

    Additional focus areas

    Attachment issuesBody imageCommunication problemsControl issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    6+ years

    Listed in

    New York

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What concerns does this therapist help with?

    Danielle focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related issues such as attachment, body image, panic, PTSD, and workplace stress.

    What is her therapeutic style like?

    Her style is collaborative and empathetic, using Motivational Interviewing to explore readiness for change. Sessions aim to be practical, with steps clients can try between meetings.

    How much clinical experience does she have?

    She has six years of experience working with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use concerns. That experience shapes the practical focus in sessions.

    What are her credentials and location?

    She is a New York licensed mental health counselor, listed as LMHC, and provides services from New York.

    Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

    Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

    What session formats are offered?

    Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Check available formats when you schedule.

    How does cost work for therapy here?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    What are the first steps to begin therapy?

    Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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