Danett Simmons, LMFT
Texas · 20 years in practice
Danett Simmons is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LMFT, Texas
- 204395 · expires March 2028
- NPI
- 1962789404 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Danett
Danett Simmons is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She listens carefully and offers practical steps so clients can feel steadier and more capable day to day. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions shape reactions and relationships.
She also draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered talk to create a warm, respectful space.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when helpful to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Danett helps people map patterns, try small changes, and build skills that fit their life.
Parents can get support for parenting strain and blended family concerns without feeling judged. Her work includes support for trauma and abuse recovery, addiction coping, mood concerns like bipolar and depression, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also addresses medical-related stress such as caregiving, chronic illness, and cancer-related distress.
Clients who want a collaborative process will find a steady, compassionate presence and clear options for action. She encourages realistic steps, curiosity about feelings, and attention to what’s working now. The goal is clearer choices and more reliable emotional balance.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Danett lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Danett names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people recognize and work with strong feelings that shape their reactions and relationships, which can be useful for anxiety, grief, and intimacy issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current patterns and helps people create more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the client’s goals lead the work.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as progress unfolds so treatment stays relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are good for full conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let clients check in between sessions, track progress, or get brief support without scheduling a full call.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Danett works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and a variety of other life challenges listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She offers a compassionate, conversational approach that blends emotion-focused work with attachment and client-centered support. Sessions focus on understanding feelings and trying practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with people facing complex life changes and emotional struggles.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing from Texas.
In which languages can sessions be held and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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