About Danelle
Danelle German is a licensed independent social worker with eight years of experience helping people cope with grief, depression, addiction, trauma, and family stress. She practices in Ohio and works with adults who are trying to find more balance after hard events. Her approach is steady and practical, with a focus on everyday steps that make life feel more manageable.
She builds a calm space where people can talk about what is most troubling them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding patterns, learning new coping strategies, and setting small goals that fit daily life. Danelle listens for strengths people already have and uses those as the base for change. Danelle draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work.
She tailors methods to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. That means sessions can include skills practice, problem-solving, and paced processing of difficult memories when appropriate. Her background includes supporting people through family conflict, attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, and challenges related to autism and avoidant personality patterns.
She also helps with body image, codependency, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters. Practical matters such as scheduling and session format are discussed up front. People who choose to work with her can expect clear planning, steady feedback, and focus on things that make daily life easier.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many of the techniques Danelle uses are evidence-based and focus on skill-building and paced processing. One approach emphasizes teaching practical coping skills for anxiety, cravings, low mood, and day-to-day stress. These skills are practiced in session and then tried at home to build confidence and routine.Another common approach focuses on gradually addressing difficult memories or traumatic experiences in a controlled way. The work moves at a pace the person can handle, helping reduce the intensity of painful reactions and improving daily functioning.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Danelle collaborates with each person to identify goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan over time. She aims to match methods to what a person needs and prefers, rather than forcing a single model.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible from many places and on flexible schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill demonstrations and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, homework support, and ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent when life is busy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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