Danielle Montano, BACP, NCPS

Danielle Montano is a counsellor with ten years' experience and professional recognition from the BACP and NCPS. She brings a humanistic outlook and a practical focus to conversations about stress, relationships and life transitions. Danielle aims to help people understand how they got to where they are and choose different paths forward.

She uses clear, down-to-earth language in sessions and encourages clients to name what matters to them. Danielle draws on a range of approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to suit different problems. This lets her mix practical skills with deeper reflection.

People come to her for many concerns such as anxiety, depression, midlife changes, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting pressures, eating and body-image struggles, grief and addiction. She also supports those coping with ADHD, attachment and abandonment worries, and complex family dynamics.

Danielle trained with a BA (Hons) in Humanistic Counselling and holds an MSc in Psychology. She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society. These credentials are noted as part of her background.

Her style values client choice and autonomy. Sessions are collaborative, with practical strategies when needed and reflective space to work through feelings. Prospective clients are invited to consider what they want to change and to take small steps toward those goals.

How counselling approaches translate to online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and decide what matters most. It offers simple exercises to build actions that match personal values and is often used for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours. It usually involves practical tasks and short skill-building exercises that can be done between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current connections, helping people understand closeness and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses options with each person and decides together which methods suit the person's goals, preferences and situation. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs evolve.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or avoiding the need to be on camera. Many people find it simpler to maintain continuity when sessions can be scheduled more flexibly, and practical tools and worksheets are easy to share and use between appointments.