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Danielle Horn

Danielle Horn, LMSW

Michigan

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LMSW - trauma, attachment and anxiety focused

  • Trauma processing
  • Inner child work
  • CBT and mindfulness

About Danielle

Danielle Horn is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with four years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Danielle also lists additional focus areas such as attachment issues, abandonment, body image, codependency, and aging concerns.

Danielle describes a direct, thorough approach that intentionally moves past surface talk. Sessions are focused on identifying where painful patterns and triggers first formed. She uses psychodynamic trauma processing and inner child work to trace present distress back to earlier experiences and developmental moments.

Her work is progressive and can be intense. Danielle explains that this kind of therapy asks clients to face difficult material and to revisit childhood experiences to understand core wounds. She warns that the process is not a quick fix and requires commitment and willingness to engage with deeper memories and feelings.

In practical terms she combines methods that target thoughts, emotions, and attachment patterns to help people change long-standing responses. That can mean drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused ideas, and mindfulness practices to support the deeper trauma work. Sessions aim to move from identifying stuck patterns to building different ways of responding in the present.

Danielle emphasizes individual work rather than couples or family therapy. She frames her role as a direct guide who pushes toward the root causes of distress so clients can shift how they relate to themselves and to others.

How Danielle’s approaches translate to online therapy

Danielle uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current emotional responses and relationship patterns. This approach focuses on recognizing attachment needs and changing the ways those needs get expressed in adulthood, which can help with shame tied to relationships.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that looks at thoughts and behaviors. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new ways of responding to anxiety, depression, or guilt. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another influence she uses to bring attention to felt emotions and the ways they drive behaviors in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Danielle works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She assesses how deep trauma work and skills-based strategies can be combined and discusses the plan openly so the client knows what to expect.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or offering sessions that do not require being on camera. Discuss practical scheduling and format preferences when you schedule the first appointment so sessions can fit your day-to-day routine.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes, with additional focus areas listed such as attachment issues and abandonment.

How does she approach shame or guilt rooted in the past?

Her approach traces present pain back to early experiences using psychodynamic trauma processing and inner child work to uncover where shame or guilt began.

What is her clinical background and experience?

She holds a Licensed Master Social Worker credential (LMSW) and has four years of clinical experience working with adults on trauma and related concerns.

Where does she practice and what is her license?

She practices in Michigan and uses the credential MI LMSW as listed in her profile.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

She does not accept international clients; sessions are offered in English and focused on people in her specified region.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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