Daphne Santiful, LCSW

Daphne Santiful is a licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She supports those facing parenting challenges and midlife transitions. Her approach is calm and straightforward, focused on practical steps people can use right away.

She centers sessions on listening first, then helping clients set clear goals. Daphne uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to tackle unhelpful thoughts and build values-based actions. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing moments help people reconnect with what matters to them.

Her work often addresses family and relationship tensions, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and the ripple effects of separation or infidelity. Daphne also helps people navigate feelings of emptiness, guilt, shame, and isolation while clarifying life purpose and commitment questions.

In sessions she aims for a warm, person-focused style that balances empathy with practical strategies. Clients learn communication skills, ways to manage anxiety, and steps to rebuild self-worth. She helps people create plans they can use between meetings.

Daphne’s background includes long clinical experience with diverse communities and women and young adults specifically. She holds LCSW credentials in North Carolina and Connecticut and brings decades of practice to each case. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling details with the service.

How these approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values. It helps when people feel stuck during life transitions or a midlife crisis by shifting attention from unhelpful thoughts to meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to change patterns that fuel anxiety or depression. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so people feel heard and able to try new ways of coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Daphne will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. She blends approaches as needed and checks in regularly to make sure the plan feels useful and realistic.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit more easily into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively over distance, and Daphne adapts exercises and mindfulness practices so they work in the time you have.