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Danita Stapleton

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Danita Stapleton, LPC

Alabama

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Alabama / LPC01106
  • NPI1194160663
  • Experience30 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationAlabama

About

  • CBT approaches
  • DBT skills
  • Solution-focused work

About Danita

Danita Stapleton is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Alabama with 30 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes. Her profile is straightforward about practical problems people bring to sessions.

She uses a conversational, person-focused approach that keeps the client's goals in view. Sessions often focus on identifying patterns that lead to angry reactions, building coping skills for workplace and relationship stress, and improving confidence. Danita adapts how she talks and plans work to what each person needs.

Her methods draw from several evidence-informed approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills. She also uses Client-Centered techniques and Solution-Focused strategies to help people spot small changes that make daily life easier. Motivational Interviewing can be part of the work when someone wants help finding direction or sustaining change.

Expect clear, practical steps alongside time to talk through recent events and long-standing patterns. Danita addresses feelings like guilt, shame, and isolation that often sit behind anger. She also helps people facing caregiver stress, issues around abandonment, and workplace pressure.

When someone first reaches out she asks about immediate concerns and what a better week would look like. From there she develops a plan aimed at improving daily coping, reducing reactive moments, and strengthening self-respect.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can shape their own goals. Online sessions using this approach tend to prioritize the client's voice and pacing, helping someone name what matters most and choose next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. In online sessions CBT work often includes practicing skills between meetings and checking progress together.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. When used online, DBT skills can be taught in short exercises and reinforced with practical homework for handling anger and strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and then jointly decide which methods to use. That collaborative decision can shift as needs evolve.

The practical benefit of online sessions is fitting therapy into a busy life. Confirm the exact session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online options can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, attend from different locations, or use video or phone depending on what works best for the person. Licensed professionals can help adapt exercises so they translate well to an online setting.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Listed in

Alabama

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger-related problems does she address?

She helps people who snap at loved ones, bottle up resentment, or feel reactive at work. Other concerns include impulsivity, guilt, and shame that feed anger.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is conversational and goal-oriented with an emphasis on practical skills. She blends Client-Centered listening with CBT and DBT tools.

How much experience does she have working with these issues?

She has 30 years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, and anger. That background shapes a practical, skills-focused approach.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Alabama. Her practice location is listed as Alabama.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography. Confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Check the service details for exact pricing.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and planning conversation.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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Danita Stapleton

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