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Deanna (Dani) Minsky, LCSW

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationMaine
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Deanna

Deanna (Dani) Minsky is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Maine who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With nine years of experience, she draws on a variety of trauma-informed and attachment-aware methods to support those navigating family and relationship strains, parenting challenges, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related concerns, and challenges around self-esteem and anger.

Her background includes clinical work in schools across Maine and Massachusetts, where she collaborated with families, caregivers, teachers, and community providers to address family systems, caregiver stress, and burnout. She has training in Trauma Systems Therapy and integrates approaches that consider both emotional needs and the social contexts that influence daily functioning.

Deanna emphasizes an individualized, collaborative process that honors each person as the expert of their own story. Clients can expect a warm, nonjudgmental space aimed at building trust and practical strategies.

She offers flexible online session formats and uses techniques from Internal Family Systems, attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral tools, narrative practices, and trauma-focused therapy to tailor treatment to each person’s goals and circumstances.

Integrating therapeutic approaches in online care



Internal Family Systems helps people explore inner parts or subpersonalities to better understand internal conflicts and promote self-led healing; it can be useful for addressing trauma responses, shame, and internalized criticism. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns formed early in life and how they affect current relationships, offering tools to improve connection, safety, and emotional regulation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often helping with anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and Deanna approaches this collaboratively. She will work with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adapting interventions as the work unfolds so the plan fits each person's needs.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats allow ongoing access to a licensed professional from home or work and make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life gets busy or circumstances change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Deanna commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, as well as relationship and family issues, eating and parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and trauma-informed, centered on building trust and understanding while treating clients as experts of their own stories.
What training and experience does she bring?
Deanna has nine years of clinical experience and has worked in schools in Maine and Massachusetts, supporting family systems and provider collaborations; she also has training in Trauma Systems Therapy.
Where is she licensed to practice and what is her credential?
She holds a Maine LCSW with license number ME LCSW LC18660 and practices from Maine.
Does she provide services in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin therapy with her?
Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFamily of origin issuesGuilt and shameImmigration issuesMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Narrative TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Maine

Languages

English