Danny El Hassan

Danny El Hassan is an LMHC licensed in New York with three years of clinical experience. He works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addictions, self-esteem, sleeping problems, career questions, and life changes. He also lists work related to LGBT issues, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and a wide range of additional focus areas. Danny uses an integrative, straightforward style in sessions. He draws on client-centered approaches to listen and reflect, cognitive-behavioral tools to address patterns of thought and behavior, and psychodynamic ideas to look at unconscious factors. He also uses existential perspectives to address meaning and mindfulness techniques to help with present-moment regulation. In practical terms sessions can be short-term coaching focused or extend into longer-term work. He pays attention to behavior and mood, and he helps people increase self-awareness and insight. The work can include skill practice, changes to daily routines, and talking through difficult feelings. Danny has experience with older adults and contributed to research on LGBT elders in the Journal of Homosexuality. He has also researched micro-aggressions faced by people with disabilities and has experience working as a phone counselor and in tele-health settings. People looking for help with career uncertainty, coping with change, or feeling stuck in relationships often seek his style of practical reflection and skill-based work. Before booking, confirm current session formats and logistics through the platform.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-centered work focuses on listening, reflection, and following what matters to the person in front of him. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want from therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses small experiments and exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Existential therapy examines questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility to help people make decisions that fit their values.

Choosing an approach is part of the work. Danny will discuss which methods seem useful and will adjust the mix based on a client's goals, preferences, and how they respond in sessions. That means deciding together whether to focus on skills, reflection, or a combination over time.

The original biography notes prior tele-health and phone counseling experience, and highlights benefits such as accessibility and convenience. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time, which can help maintain more consistent attendance.