Dani Garrett, MA LCMHC
Dani Garrett (she/they) is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina who provides holistic, collaborative therapy grounded in self-compassion, authenticity, and gentle strength. With degrees in Psychology, Religious Studies, and Clinical Mental Health Counseling from UNC Charlotte—and experience as a yoga practitioner and teacher—Dani supports clients navigating chronic stress, PTSD, anxiety, relational concerns, identity and self-esteem challenges, spiritual concerns, and barriers to authenticity. They welcome LGBTQIA+ clients and tailor care to each person’s unique needs, integrating existential-humanistic counseling with ACT, parts work, Hakomi-informed mindfulness and somatic awareness, yoga, and EMDR. Dani is honored to help clients reconnect with their innate wisdom, resilience, meaning, and capacity for joy.
Read more about Dani below.
More About dani
Dani Garrett (she/they) is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor based in the state of North Carolina. They received their undergraduate degree in Psychology and Religious Studies, as well as a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has experience in working with individuals that are living with chronic stress, PTSD, anxiety, identity and self-esteem challenges, barriers to authenticity, relational challenges, spiritual concerns, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Dani’s experience as a yoga practitioner for 10 years and teacher for 8 years, as well as a Mental Health Counselor, helps to inform their holistic approach with clients. Her vision as a clinician is to help clients meet themselves with self-compassion, authenticity, understanding, and gentle strength during life’s deepest circumstances. She aims to provide a collaborative healing process with her clients that is built upon the foundation of a strong therapeutic relationship.
She believes that everyone has a unique journey to embark on in therapy and honors this by tailoring each treatment plan to the client’s specific needs. Dani practices on the spectrum of existential-humanistic counseling, which places an emphasis on the client’s personal experience and natural drive towards growth. This way of being with clients also supports their belief that each person can find psychological flexibility and meaning in the face of difficult times with compassionate presence. While existential-humanistic counseling is less about technique and more about attitude, Dani chooses to integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions, parts work, Hakomi techniques, somatic awareness, yoga, and EMDR. With patience and expansive exploration, they hope to remind you of your innate wisdom, resiliency, and humanity. Doing this work is an immense privilege that Dani does not take for granted and is honored to support you through your growth.
When they are not working with clients, Dani spends their time outdoors searching for plants and fungi to learn about with their dog by their side. You also might catch them with their nose in mystery novel or books on subjects such as philosophy or astrology. She finds joy in movement, very unserious bouldering at the climbing gym, hiking, and dancing with friends. This serves to remind Dani of another integral part of trauma work: building the capacity to experience joy, laughter, and play again. Their hope is to support you in re-connecting to child-like freedom and play too.