Danielle Montano, BACP, NCPS

Danielle Montano is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of practice. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and draws on a humanistic way of working to support people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Her approach is straightforward and rooted in helping people make choices that suit their lives.

She uses plain conversation to help clients understand how they became who they are. That understanding helps people spot patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as emotional exploration, so progress can feel useful and relevant.

Danielle combines humanistic ideas with techniques from cognitive behavioural work and acceptance and commitment therapy. She also draws on attachment-focused thinking and emotionally-focused approaches when relationships and intimacy are a concern. This mix lets her adapt to what each person needs instead of using a single method.

People come with many different concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, addictions, eating and body-image difficulties, low self-esteem, and struggles with life changes. She also supports those processing grief, anger, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges. She works with relationship and intimacy-related issues and covers a wide range of related family and communication problems.

Sessions can take the form of video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text messaging. Danielle accepts international clients and offers a practical, respectful space to talk through next steps and build coping skills.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters most and take action toward those values. It teaches simple skills for managing distressing thoughts and feelings so those things no longer steer behaviour. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and offers ways to build more secure responding in close relationships. It can be useful for intimacy, trust and communication difficulties. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practise small, testable changes to feel better and function more smoothly.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. This counsellor will talk with clients about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. They will adapt the mix of ACT, attachment-focused thinking or CBT in a collaborative way so sessions match the person’s needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and more conversational time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief reflections, ongoing check-ins and flexible scheduling. These formats make therapy more accessible and easier to fit around busy lives.