Dr. McDaniel is a Licensed Professional and National Certified Counselor. She holds a masters degree in Professional Counseling and Forensic Psychology and a doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. McDaniel works with teenagers, adults, couples and families using an integrative approach to therapy. She draws on theoretical approaches of Christian counseling, cognitive-behavior therapy, family systems therapy, client-centered and solution focused perspectives. She also enjoys life coaching and psychoeducation. In addition to the therapy sessions, Dr. McDaniel provides forensic evaluations and reports for individuals.
Dr. McDaniel offers sessions that are designed to help individuals explore emotions, feelings, and behaviors in order to make better choices, learn coping skills, improve interpersonal and relationship skills, determine negative thought patterns and work toward making healthy, positive life changes. Her goal is to treat each individual person with dignity and respect and provide quality service in a supportive, accessible, and highly confidential manner.
Dr. McDaniel enjoys building therapeutic relationships with people that lead to positive changes in their lives. She has worked with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, divorce recovery, stress, grief, work conflict, relationship/marital conflict and other life transitions that create suffering in a person’s life.
Dr. McDaniel believes that each session should be tailored around each person’s own journey to healing and her goal is to serve as a facilitator that makes the journey easier. She enjoys the creative approach to therapy that empowers her clients to wholeness and fulfillment.
Additional areas of focus: Trauma and abuse, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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