Daniela Izatt

Daniela Izatt is a licensed clinical social worker who brings four years of hands-on experience to her practice. She focuses on helping people facing addictions, loneliness, and struggles with guilt or shame. Daniela writes in a warm, direct way and aims to make therapy feel manageable from the first visit.

Her background includes work in school-based mental health, substance use treatment, and crisis intervention. She has also supported veterans and active-duty service members during that time. Those settings shaped a practical approach that centers on small, achievable changes rather than complicated techniques.

In sessions she draws on a mix of approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Narrative Therapy. Daniela uses these methods to help people clarify values, reframe unhelpful stories about themselves, and take steps that match what matters most to them. She also integrates elements from Family Systems and Emotion-Focused work when relationships or communication are part of the concern.

Clients can expect conversational sessions that focus on understanding patterns and trying new responses. Daniela aims to make goals concrete and measurable so progress is clear. She encourages people to bring real-life problems and everyday moments into the work.

Her style is collaborative and respectful, with attention to culture, faith, and identity when those topics are part of someone’s life. Daniela aims to support steady, sustainable change and to help people reconnect with purpose and self-compassion.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Daniela frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify personal values and build daily habits that match those values. ACT can be useful for working through loneliness, shame, and addictive patterns by focusing on meaningful action rather than getting stuck on difficult feelings.

She also draws on Narrative Therapy, which looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite those narratives in ways that reduce guilt and increase self-compassion. This approach often helps people separate a problem from their identity and find new ways to move forward.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Daniela will discuss different techniques and tailor sessions to the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking since the profile does not list them explicitly. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It can also let people practice new communication skills between meetings and bring day-to-day situations directly into the conversation.