Daphne Santiful, LCSW

Daphne Santiful is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting strains, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She brings 32 years of experience to her work and aims to make therapy understandable and practical for everyday life.

Clients can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through what matters most. Daphne listens without judgment and focuses on clear steps people can try between sessions. She emphasizes building better communication and day-to-day coping skills that actually fit into busy lives.

Her background includes long experience with relationship challenges and family complexities. She has supported people with blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment questions, divorce and separation, and problems around trust such as infidelity and jealousy. She also helps with loneliness, guilt, and finding renewed purpose during midlife shifts.

Daphne’s approach blends practical therapy styles like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness with client-centered listening. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and motivational interviewing tools when they suit a person’s goals. That mix lets her tailor sessions to what each person needs to learn or change.

She holds an LCSW license in North Carolina and Connecticut, and she works with English-speaking clients. To begin, people follow the site process to match with a therapist, then schedule sessions according to availability.

How her approaches guide online work

Daphne uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. CBT is practical and often focuses on skills for anxiety, low mood, and everyday stress. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify values and take meaningful action even when difficult feelings are present.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Daphne talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus more on skills, values-based work, mindfulness, or a blend of methods that fits the individual.

The therapist biography does not list specific session formats, so readers should confirm current online options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Daphne aims to make sessions practical and easy to use within everyday routines, helping people apply what they learn between meetings.