Danielle is a licensed clinical social worker, board certified dance/movement therapist, certified EMDR therapist, and EMDRIA Approved Consultant. Danielle uses an integrated bodymind approach that enables individuals to explore, discover, understand, and transform their lives.   

Trained as ballerina and modern dancer, Danielle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and pursued a career in performance and choreography. Danielle later received her Master of Art in Dance with an emphasis in Dance as Healing from UCLA, and went on to complete a Master of Social Welfare also from UCLA.  She underwent post-graduate training in dance/movement therapy with Dr. Danielle Fraenkel at Kinections in Rochester, NY.

Danielle completed an intensive two-year post graduate fellowship at The Reiss Davis Child Study Center in Los Angeles, CA, treating children, adolescents, and parents while concurrently studying psychodynamic and analytic theory, interpersonal neurobiology, psychiatric diagnosis, and play therapy.  She went on to serve as a clinician and supervisor at Vista School, a non-public school at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services in Los Angeles. While at Vista Del Mar, Danielle designed and implemented an internship program for graduate students from UCLA and the University of Southern California pursuing their master degrees in social work. 

In addition to her private practice, Danielle is an Associate Professor of Social Work at University of Southern California, and the Coordinator/Clinical Supervisor at the Trauma Recovery Center@USC. She presents nationally and internationally on trauma-informed practices in social work practice and education, and the role of body, movement, and creativity in trauma recovery.