- Skills and coping
- Trauma-informed care
- Focus on goals
About Danny
Danny Maggard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who centers therapy on practical, skills-based work. He views counseling as a partnership where the person seeking help is the expert on their life. Danny draws on approaches that focus on thinking patterns, brief solution-focused work, and trauma-informed techniques to address immediate problems and build long-term coping skills.
He brings five years of counseling experience and over 20 years working in emergency services as a firefighter, emergency manager, and law enforcement professional. That background informs his familiarity with high-stress careers and crisis situations. He has provided individual therapy, group work, crisis intervention, case management, and treatment planning in clinical and correctional settings.
Danny uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, psycho-educational methods, client-centered work, and solution-focused strategies. Sessions often involve learning new ways to respond to distressing thoughts, practicing coping skills, and setting concrete short-term goals. Homework and accountability are commonly part of the work between meetings.
He helps people dealing with substance use and addictions, trauma and post-traumatic stress, grief, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms, anxiety, anger, and stress. He also supports those facing life changes, career uncertainty, and money and financial issues by focusing on actionable steps and personal strengths.
Danny works in Missouri and offers services in English. He believes therapy should help people gain control over what they can change, accept what they cannot, and build a plan for moving forward.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Many of the techniques Danny uses are straightforward and goal oriented. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behavior, useful for anxiety, depression, and anger. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and quick goal-setting to make daily life more manageable.Accelerated Resolution Therapy is a trauma-informed method aimed at reducing vivid distress from traumatic memories through guided imagery and processing. It can help with post-traumatic stress and intense reactions after difficult events. These approaches are presented plainly in sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and the problems they want to solve. Clients help decide the pace, homework, and focus areas so the work fits their life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can still use the same practical tools and homework-based plans in virtual sessions, helping people manage stress, grief, addictive behaviors, and money and financial issues while keeping therapy aligned with everyday life.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Danny address?
He helps with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, anger, career issues, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include first responder issues, money and financial issues, and isolation or loneliness.
What is his general therapy style?
He emphasizes a collaborative, practical approach where clients set goals and do concrete work between sessions. Techniques include thinking-skills, solution-focused steps, and trauma-focused interventions.
What background and experience does he bring?
Danny has five years of counseling experience and more than 20 years in emergency services as a firefighter, emergency manager, and law enforcement professional. He has worked in clinical and correctional program settings providing individual and group work.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri. He practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted. He works with clients within the region covered by his Missouri license.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Scheduling begins after completing the site matching process and arranging times that fit both parties.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees will be provided during the scheduling and intake process.