Danielle Montano, BACP, NCPS

Danielle Montano is a humanistic counsellor who combines professional training with a practical focus on helping people move toward greater wellbeing and personal growth. She is a registered member of the BACP and holds NCPS accreditation, bringing a commitment to recognised professional standards to her practice. With ten years of experience, Danielle works from a humanistic perspective that honours each person’s unique worldview and capacity for change.

She supports clients to explore how past experiences, relationships, and personal values shape current choices, and she aims to help people make decisions that align with who they want to become. Danielle emphasises autonomy and free will, offering a respectful, non-judgmental approach that encourages self-discovery and practical progress.

Her clinical training includes a BA (Hons) in Humanistic Counselling and an MSc in Psychology, and she is trained as a mindfulness practitioner and a certified life coach. BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and indicates professional membership; NCPS is listed as an accreditation she holds. Danielle’s background equips her to work with a wide range of concerns, from stress and anxiety to relationship and intimacy difficulties, eating and self-esteem issues, grief, and coping with life changes, always aiming to support clients toward meaningful, achievable goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Danielle draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches alongside client-centered principles to support change in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and build psychological skills to live in line with what matters to them - it can be useful for managing stress, anxiety, low mood, and building resilience. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and closeness - it is often helpful for relationship and intimacy issues, abandonment and attachment concerns, and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the process, offering empathic listening and support to encourage self-understanding and personal growth - this approach can aid self-esteem, coping with life changes, and decision-making.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. Danielle and the client will explore needs, goals, and preferences and decide collaboratively which methods feel most helpful, adjusting the approach as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible access to registered professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and location. These options allow ongoing contact, quick scheduling, and the chance to continue therapeutic work from wherever the client is based, including international arrangements.