About Deanna
Deanna (Dani) Minsky is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people carrying stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and ADHD. She writes plainly and listens carefully to what matters most to each person. Dani aims to build a trusting space where clients can speak without judgment and begin to figure out practical next steps.
Her background includes nine years of direct clinical work, with experience in school settings across Maine and Massachusetts.
Background and approach
That work involved supporting parents and caregivers, consulting with teachers, and addressing compassion fatigue and boundary-setting for professionals. She brings that experience into conversations about family of origin issues, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress. Dani uses several therapy approaches in session.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shaped current struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break down unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors. Narrative therapy helps people tell their stories in different ways to shift meaning and reduce shame.
She also incorporates trauma-focused methods and Internal Family Systems ideas when trauma or complex internal conflicts are present. Those approaches aim to calm intense feelings and organize parts of the self so daily life is easier. Dani describes the work as collaborative - clients set goals and she suggests options to reach them.
Sessions are practical and paced to each person. Whether someone is new to therapy or returning after a break, she checks what worked before and adapts methods accordingly. Dani is based in Maine and holds an LCSW credential.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current feelings and reactions. In short sessions this approach helps people notice patterns in close relationships and try different ways of connecting that feel safer and more satisfying.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online sessions can use CBT to identify unhelpful thinking, test new behaviors between sessions, and track progress with simple homework tasks.
Narrative Therapy helps people reframe and retell their stories to reduce shame and increase agency. Working remotely, clients can reflect on their story between meetings and bring new perspectives back to session for discussion.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can change over time as progress is made and new issues arise.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules and differing needs. Video calls allow fuller face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is helpful. Live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins, journaling-style reflection, or quick skills practice between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English
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