Danelle Locklear, LCSW

Licensed in North Carolina · 5 years in practice

Danelle Locklear helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C013058 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1922587187 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Danelle

Danelle Locklear helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and address addiction and mood concerns. Her approach is straightforward and person-centered, aimed at finding what helps each person move forward.

Clients can expect short-term strategies and longer-term skill building. Danelle uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and make small behavior changes.

Background and approach

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help with emotional regulation and relapse prevention techniques for substance use concerns. Her background includes five years of clinical practice as an LCSW in North Carolina, plus extensive prior experience in school-based social work and substance use services. That mix gives her familiarity with parenting stress, grief, trauma, and life transitions.

She frames work around present goals while attending to past experiences that shape current patterns. Sessions tend to be collaborative and focused on concrete steps. She helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Practical problem solving and building healthier daily routines are common parts of the work. Danelle is comfortable discussing a wide range of concerns including relationships, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating struggles, ADHD-related coping, chronic illness or pain, and career or purpose questions. She communicates plainly and keeps the therapy process geared to each person’s needs.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Danelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Attachment issues
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Danelle names

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Online support

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s strengths and goals. It involves listening closely, reflecting what matters most, and helping people make choices that match their values. This approach is useful for relationship troubles, grief, and when someone needs a steady, respectful space to sort things out.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches simple exercises to notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with changes.

Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment and simple practices to reduce reactivity. It can support emotional regulation, stress reduction, and relapse prevention for addictions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will try methods that fit their situation. Decisions about techniques and pace are made together so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Text and chat formats work well for shorter check-ins, homework support, or when someone wants flexible, ongoing contact between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What issues does this therapist help with?

Danelle works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and other life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She combines practical skill building with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to help people make changes that fit their life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of clinical experience as an LCSW, along with many years of prior work in school social work and substance use services.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds an LCSW credential in North Carolina and practices from that state.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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