Danielle (Dani) Spolarich

Danielle (Dani) Spolarich is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota. She has 16 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. Dani focuses on practical support that people can use day to day.

She uses straightforward conversations to understand what matters most to each person. Sessions often focus on developing coping skills, improving communication, and breaking unhelpful patterns. Dani also offers support around addictions, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, and self-esteem challenges.

Her background includes trauma-focused approaches alongside methods that emphasize clear steps and small goals. That blend helps when someone needs both emotional processing and real-life strategies. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy as part of her work.

Dani aims to make therapy collaborative. She helps people set goals and tries to match techniques to what the person finds useful. Over time, the focus can shift from coping to building more reliable patterns for daily life.

People come for many reasons, including relationship tensions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Dani offers an approachable style and a steady, practical orientation toward change.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Danielle commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. That method often includes simple exercises to practice between sessions.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and build momentum for steps such as addressing addictive behaviors or improving health routines. Solution-Focused Therapy appears in her work too, emphasizing short-term goals and concrete actions to move forward quickly.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Dani works with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She welcomes collaboration about what feels most useful and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking to confirm current formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people practice new skills in real-life routines with therapist guidance, which can speed up applying what is learned in sessions.