Daniela Izatt

Daniela Izatt is a Utah-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with four years of practice supporting people through addiction and related struggles. She focuses on concerns such as communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions about life purpose, and self-love.

She keeps sessions practical and conversational. Daniela listens for the patterns that keep someone stuck and helps them try different ways of handling thoughts, feelings, and relationships. In work on addiction she brings experience from substance use treatment settings and crisis intervention, and she draws on approaches that help people process difficult events and rebuild routines.

Her background includes school-based mental health, substance use treatment, crisis work, and support for veterans and active-duty service members. Those settings shaped a direct style that balances skills practice with reflection. Daniela names approaches that guide her work, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Narrative Therapy, and she uses techniques aimed at rebuilding relationships and daily rhythms.

Sessions tend to focus on clear goals such as reducing harmful patterns, improving communication, repairing trust, or clarifying what matters next. She will work with a person to try practical steps between meetings and check what is or isn't helping. The emphasis is on ordinary changes that add up over time.

People who are unsure how to move forward after a setback or a life change often start by describing a few pressing struggles. Daniela helps break those into smaller efforts and monitors progress as work continues.

How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions

Daniela commonly names Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Narrative Therapy as guides for her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that align with their values. It is often used for anxiety, guilt, and motivation-related struggles. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate a person from the problem, which can be useful for shame, self-criticism, and rebuilding identity after loss.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with a person about goals, life demands, and how they prefer to work. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful and what produces small, measurable shifts.

Session formats are not specified in the available profile, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use different communication modes if they prefer less time on camera or need a lower-bandwidth option. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to an online setting so work continues between meetings.