Dani O'connor
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist in Llantwit Major

Hi, I'm Dani. I am a counsellor in the UK with 3 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, & coping with grief and loss. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey. I offer a welcoming and safe space to explore those feelings that have brought you here today

Background & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Qualifications

NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #NCS19-10141
Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice Level 5- Chrysalis Courses
Fully insured and accredited
Trauma and Self-identity 
Domestic Violence 
Grief and Loss
Couples and Family therapy
Menopause awareness
Ethics and boundaries

My Specialisms

Stress
Anxiety
Relationships
Trauma
Abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Motivation
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Approach to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & How I Work

My aim as your counsellor is to ensure you feel heard and understood. I work in a collaborative way ensuring my client is comfortable in the space but I will also gently challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours to guide you and assist you

Therapies & Rates

Please note the rates detailed below are there to give you an idea of the therapists standard rates, we strongly advise you contact the therapist for more detailed rates and any offers they may have.

Therapy	Appointment Type	Rate
Psychotherapy	In Person	£50 per 50 minutes
Psychotherapy	Online/Telephone	£50 per 50 minutes
Counselling	In Person	£50 per 50 minutes
Counselling	Online/Telephone	£50 per 50 minutes
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy	In Person	£50 per 50 minutes
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy	Online/Telephone	£50 per 50 minutes
Relationship Therapy	In Person	£70 per 50 minutes
Relationship Therapy	Online/Telephone	£70 per 50 minutes