Danielle (Dani) McTernan, BACP
Danielle (Dani) McTernan is a counsellor and psychotherapist who works from the United Kingdom and accepts international clients.
About Danielle
Danielle (Dani) McTernan is a counsellor and psychotherapist who works from the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - and has around four years of practice experience. Dani describes her style as warm, friendly and non-judgemental, and she aims to meet people with respect and curiosity.
Dani focuses on what has happened to you and how it affects your life now.
Background and approach
She listens to the lived experience and helps you consider present choices and future steps. Sessions move at a pace that feels manageable, and she encourages people to use their strengths as part of change. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress.
She also supports people facing parenting strain, sleeping problems, anger, career issues, ADHD and compassion fatigue among other areas. Additional interests include adoption and foster care matters, attachment questions and working with neurodivergent clients. Dani adopts an integrative, existential view and combines it with practical methods when needed.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred principles to help people notice patterns, try new responses and commit to meaningful actions. Sessions are offered online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Dani welcomes a collaborative process where clients shape goals and choose approaches that fit their needs.
She aims to help people make choices that feel authentic and that build on their existing resilience.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395446 | November 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Danielle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Danielle names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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How Dani's approaches work in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and for people wanting clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to spot patterns of thinking and behaviour and then try alternative responses; it often helps with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises an accepting and curious listening stance where the person leads the pace and priorities, which suits people who need space to tell their story.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Dani will explore your goals, preferences and daily realities and suggest ways to combine methods. This is a collaborative process and you shape which techniques feel most helpful as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face dialogue; phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for people who prefer written exchanges or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caring responsibilities or travel and let therapists and clients focus on practical steps regardless of location.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
Dani supports people with trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress. She also works with parenting strain, sleeping difficulties, anger, career issues, ADHD and compassion fatigue among other areas.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is described as warm, friendly and non-judgemental. She aims to move at a pace that suits the client and to combine listening with practical steps when useful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has around four years of experience working in online and independent practice settings. That includes work with international clients and external clinical therapy organisations.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she works with people from other countries.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, and clients can use a mix of these formats if preferred.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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