Deanna (Dani) Minsky, LCSW

Deanna (Dani) Minsky is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. She recognizes how recent years have intensified emotional strain for many - old wounds can resurface and the combined demands of family, work, relationships, and self-care can feel overwhelming. Deanna draws on clinical experience to support clients through those heavy moments and to strengthen day-to-day coping skills.

Before joining the platform, she worked as a clinical social worker in multiple schools across Maine and Massachusetts, providing direct support to students and collaborating with parents, caregivers, teachers, and outside providers. That school-based work often focused on family systems, caregiver support, boundaries, and compassion fatigue, and frequently involved adapting approaches to meet specific needs while offering a steady, trusted presence.

She has training in Trauma Systems Therapy, an approach that attends both to an individual’s emotional needs and to the social context in which they live. This holistic perspective helps identify areas for growth and protective factors that can be strengthened. Deanna aims to create a therapeutic space that belongs to the client - one grounded in trust, nonjudgment, and mutual respect. She believes people are the experts of their own stories and approaches each relationship collaboratively, listening for what has helped in the past and what might work better going forward.

Approaches for Attachment, Trauma, and Behavioral Change Online

Deanna (Dani) Minsky uses several evidence-informed approaches to guide online work. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationships shape patterns of connection and trust - it can be helpful for people struggling with abandonment, attachment issues, or repeated relationship conflicts. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the ongoing effects of traumatic events on emotions, behavior, and daily functioning - it supports healing from abuse, post-traumatic stress, and other trauma responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build alternatives that reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Deanna works collaboratively with each client to determine what fits best based on individual goals, needs, and preferences. She listens to what has helped before and tailors methods to the person in front of her.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow continuity of care around busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic limits. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals and to try different formats while working toward meaningful change.