Danny El Hassan, LMHC

Danny El Hassan is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York who blends several therapeutic traditions to support adults and older adults facing anxiety, depression, and other mood concerns. He holds an M.Ed. (Master of Education) and an M.A. (Master of Arts) and practices as an LMHC - a licensed mental health counselor with training in clinical assessment and psychotherapy. Drawing on an integrative toolkit that includes psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, person-centered, existential, and multicultural approaches, he tailors care to each person’s needs while emphasizing strengths and resilience.

Danny brings clinical knowledge of abnormal psychology, mood disturbances, and self-harming behavior to his work, helping clients build insight by exploring unconscious factors and increasing self-awareness. He offers both short-term, goal-focused therapy and longer-term exploratory work, supporting clients through life transitions, relationship concerns, grief, and challenges related to identity and aging. He has particular experience with older adults and has contributed scholarly work on the experiences of LGBT elders, including a publication in the Journal of Homosexuality, and research on microaggressions affecting people with disabilities.

His background includes tele-health and phone counseling, with experience providing support to individuals in crisis. He approaches therapy from a strength-based, multicultural perspective, and he highlights the practical benefits of remote care such as improved accessibility and convenience for clients.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client’s experience guides the work. This approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and the client’s own strengths to support issues like low self-esteem, relationship struggles, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is practical and skills-focused, often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and coping with everyday stressors.

Existential Therapy explores meaning, values, and personal responsibility, helping clients facing questions about purpose, aging, loss, or major life changes. It encourages reflection on choices and supports clients in clarifying what matters to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Danny works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts strategies over time as those needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility, allowing clients to meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. These remote options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reach clients who have mobility or transportation constraints, and maintain continuity of care. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these formats to deliver both short-term skill-building and longer-term therapeutic work effectively.