Danika Girdner, MD, LCSW-C
Relationship-focused clinician guiding calmer responses
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
How Danika works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCSW-C
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Danika
Danika Girdner is a licensed clinician practicing in Maryland who helps people manage anger and repair strained relationships. She supports individuals and partners facing relationship conflict, parenting stress, intimacy concerns, and self-esteem struggles. Danika brings five years of professional experience to sessions and uses straightforward, practical strategies so conversations lead to change.
She takes a calm, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on what works for each person. Sessions aim to improve communication, reduce heated reactions, and rebuild trust after hurts such as infidelity or jealousy.
Background and approach
Danika also addresses family-of-origin patterns and blended family tensions that often fuel anger and disconnect. Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and shift thought patterns that escalate conflict. She pairs that with mindfulness practices to help people pause before reacting.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are used to clarify values and guide choices when emotions run high. Danika uses elements of the Gottman Method when couples come for help, focusing on practical skills for repairing communication and increasing emotional closeness. She adapts methods to fit each person’s situation rather than following a single path.
People find the sessions direct and practical, with clear steps to try between meetings. Danika explains techniques in plain language and checks in about how new skills feel in everyday life.
What Danika works with
Everything Danika lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Danika's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- LGBT
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
Approaches Danika lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on identifying what matters to a person and taking steps toward those values even when feelings are strong; it helps with anger that gets in the way of important relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to spot and change thought patterns that fuel emotional reactions and conflict. The Gottman Method emphasizes concrete communication and repair techniques that improve connection and reduce repeated arguments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on progress and comfort.
Online sessions can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow role-play and reading nonverbal cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing skill practice between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum as new skills are practiced.
Questions people ask about Danika
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with relationship and family conflict, parenting strain, intimacy issues, anger, and self-esteem problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and nonjudgmental with a focus on practical skills. Sessions emphasize clear steps to try between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional experience working with relationship, family, and parenting concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) practicing in Maryland.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.