Danielle Keys
I am open about my legal blindness. I am an adaptable and direct clinician who is passionate about collaboratively assisting teens, adults, and families to achieve their unique goals in a healthy manner.
I combine counseling techniques with practical, problem solving approaches to strengthen behavioral, emotional, and mind-body functioning to manage stress and empower clients.
I combine counseling techniques with practical, problem solving approaches to strengthen behavioral, emotional, and mind-body functioning to manage stress and empower clients. I highly value a client-centered approach to therapy and behavioral therapies to meet clients where they are and with acceptance.
First session
In the first session, I conduct a mental health assessment to gather information about you and your needs. While I do ask a lot of questions, it is intended to gather information in order to effectively meet your needs. We will discuss your goals and preferences for treatment. Simultaneously, I combine assessment time with authentic banter and getting to know your values, strengths, and interests as well.
Strengths
I am a dedicated learner who is enthusiastic about continued growth to develop her clinical skills to best work with clients. Empathetic Logical with mindfulness of emotions reflective Sharp listening skills
Ideal clients
I have experience working with diverse concerns as relationship distress, trauma, issues with anger, anxiety, depression, persons with disabilities, domestic violence, life transitions, LGBTQ concerns, ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and parenting concerns.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
This modality is used to assist client to grasp the connection between thoughts, feeling, and actions which could lead to greater insight and healthy change.
Couples Counseling
Couples are provided a couples assessment from Gottman Method which helps couple's explore their challenges and discover unknown challenges in the relationship. Clinician will assist couple's to build effective listening, communication, and behavioral skills to get needs met healthily.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Clinician assist client's who have emotional instability or challenges with coping skills to be mindful, self-regulate, tolerate distress, and engage in healthy interpersonal relationship skills.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Clinician will meet client's authentically and reflectively listen, validate feelings and experiences, and ask open questions to assist client's to gain new insights and process life experiences with acceptance.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- IllinoisLicense 180013169