Danielle (Dani) O'Connor, NCPS

Danielle (Dani) O'Connor is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, struggling with relationships, or coping with grief and loss. Dani believes clients know their own story and brings a supportive presence to help them take the first steps toward change.

Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens with care and helps people identify small, practical steps they can try between sessions. Conversations are paced to suit each person, with space for emotion and for thinking through next moves.

Dani draws on a mix of approaches to shape the work. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people separate unhelpful thoughts from values-driven action, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to tackle patterns of thinking that make daily life harder. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about how past relationships influence present connections.

She supports people dealing with a wide range of concerns, including intimacy-related issues, addictions, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include body image, chronic illness and care-related stress. Dani also works with people from LGBT communities and those navigating blended family or parenting stress.

If someone wants to begin, they are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and timing is arranged according to therapist availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then choose small actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and finding clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and trying alternative ways of responding to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dani will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That conversation is collaborative and may shift as needs change over time.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit work into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time that might otherwise be a barrier. It also makes it possible for people in other countries to access a UK-based counsellor. Registered or accredited professionals tailor sessions to how a person prefers to work, whether that means focused skills practice, talking through emotions, or setting small homework tasks to try between meetings.