Deanna (Dani) Minsky

Deanna (Dani) Minsky is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, anger, and parenting concerns. She brings a calm presence and practical focus to sessions. Dani aims to help people feel heard and to find clearer ways forward when life feels overwhelming.

Her work often centers on how relationships and past experiences shape current struggles. She uses approaches that look at attachment patterns, the stories people tell about themselves, and practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dani also draws on trauma-focused methods to address the effects of abuse and other traumatic events.

Before moving into independent practice, she worked as a clinical social worker in schools across Maine and Massachusetts. That work involved supporting parents and caregivers, consulting with teachers, and addressing compassion fatigue and boundary-setting for professionals. She describes therapy as collaborative and values hearing what has or hasn’t helped clients in the past.

Dani holds a Maine LCSW, which signals her clinical license in the state. She has nine years of experience in clinical settings. Her background includes work with family systems, caregiving stress, attachment issues, and the emotional effects of chronic illness and loss.

In sessions she aims to build trust and a nonjudgmental atmosphere. She positions clients as the experts in their own lives and focuses on finding approaches that fit each person’s needs and goals.

How Dani’s Approaches Translate Online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships affect feelings and behavior. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build more secure ways of connecting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence moods and actions. It uses practical steps and skill-building to change unhelpful thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative plan can change over time as things evolve.

Confirm the available session options before booking, since formats are set by the therapist’s current practice. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone keep working with a licensed professional without rearranging major parts of their day.