Deanna (Dani) Minsky, LCSW

Therapist in Maine

Deanna (Dani) Minsky is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Maine.

Licensed inMaine
LicenseLC18660
NPI 1669997300
Experience9+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Deanna

Deanna (Dani) Minsky is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Maine. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life changes. Dani also supports concerns like relationship strain, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, and career worries.

Dani draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early and current relationships affect feelings and behavior. She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new responses.

Background and approach

Narrative therapy helps people reframe their stories, and trauma-focused methods address painful memories with careful pacing. She has nine years of experience in clinical social work. Before her current practice she worked in multiple schools across Maine and Massachusetts.

That school work involved supporting parents, caregivers, teachers, and other providers, and addressing compassion fatigue and boundary issues. Dani describes therapy as a team effort. She aims to build trust and a nonjudgmental space where people can try different approaches.

Sessions tend to focus on practical skills, exploring personal stories, and identifying supports in a person’s life. People returning to therapy will be invited to say what helped before and what didn’t. Dani keeps sessions focused on concrete goals while attending to emotional safety and the ways relationships shape healing.

Credentials

LCSW (Maine): License LC18660 · expires October 2026
NPI: 1669997300 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Deanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Coping with life changes
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Family of origin issues
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Multicultural concerns
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Deanna names

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Online support

Approaches for relationship and trauma work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships shape feelings and reactions. Online sessions can use this lens to notice patterns with partners, caregivers, and important people and to try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior; it helps people identify unhelpful thinking and practice concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impacts of traumatic experiences with careful pacing and strategies to reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made over time based on what helps.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or to have brief, focused conversations when schedules are tight. These formats increase flexibility and can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.

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Frequently asked

What issues does she work with?

Dani supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting stress, relationship and family worries, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, career strain, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style?

She takes a collaborative, practical approach that blends attachment-informed perspective with skill-based work and story-focused methods. Sessions mix problem-solving, reflection, and emotional processing.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience as a clinical social worker, including work in multiple schools in Maine and Massachusetts supporting students, parents, and school staff.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in Maine and practices from that state.

Can I work with her in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

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