Danny Maggard, LPC

Danny Maggard is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Missouri with five years of counseling experience who works with people facing anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, depression, and related concerns. He draws on his background in emergency services and clinical work to help clients manage stress, anger, and life transitions.

Danny spent over 20 years in emergency services as a firefighter, in emergency management, and in law enforcement. He also provided individual and group therapy, case management, crisis intervention, and treatment planning while working at Gateway Foundation and Ozark Correctional Center. That hands-on experience informs how he approaches practical problems in sessions.

He uses clear, practical methods in therapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), psycho-educational techniques, client-centered work, and solution-focused strategies. Sessions often include learning skills, structured homework, and steps to track behavioral change.

Danny emphasizes a collaborative relationship. He treats clients as the experts of their own lives and helps them recognize what they can control. He asks for active participation, accountability, and follow-through to make progress between meetings.

Common topics he addresses include substance use and addiction, trauma and post-traumatic stress, anxiety and phobias, bipolar disorder, grief and loss, anger and stress management, and challenges around life purpose and midlife changes. He also works with concerns such as codependency, isolation, money problems, and first responder issues.

Sessions are focused on concrete skills, coping plans, and realistic goal-setting. People who prefer direct, structured work that connects real-life steps to emotional change may find this approach helpful.

How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions