Danielle Pinals, LMHC
Therapy and coaching for high-achieving millennial women who feel like they’re always the one trying harder in relationships.
This is a space to understand why you keep ending up in the same kinds of relationships, heal what’s underneath those patterns, and learn how to show up differently. Whether you’re coming in after a relationship or noticing patterns that won’t shift, this work goes deeper than quick fixes. It starts with understanding yourself.
Accepting therapy clients via telehealth across Massachusetts, coaching clients nationwide, and offering an in-person group in the Boston area, including Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton, and nearby communities.
This is the Work
Make Sense of What Happened
If you’ve walked away from a relationship feeling confused or unsure what was real, we’ll slow things down and untangle it together so you can move forward with clarity instead of self-doubt.
Break Patterns That Keep Repeating
Whether it’s overgiving, people-pleasing, or ending up in one-sided relationships, we’ll look at where these patterns come from and how to start shifting them in a real, sustainable way.
Learn To Trust Yourself Again
This work helps you reconnect with your instincts, set boundaries that actually stick, and feel more grounded in how you show up in relationships.
How This Work Actually Happens
EMDR
EMDR helps process experiences that still feel stuck, so you’re not constantly replaying things or getting pulled back into the same emotional reactions.
IFS
IFS helps you understand the different parts of you that show up, like the part that over-gives or avoids conflict, so you can respond differently without losing yourself.
Practical, Real Life Support
This work also focuses on what happens outside of sessions.
How you communicate.
How you set boundaries.
How you break cycles.
My clients often find me when they are stuck in relationships & careers that require them to sacrifice too much of themselves. They feel motivated to change, but need guidance and tools to follow their instincts and stop people-pleasing.
Handling things has never been the problem. You excel at managing life’s tasks and showing up in your relationships. Everyone knows how reliable you are, but no one sees the anxiety, burnout, and exhaustion you feel from carrying it all.
You deserve peace. My goal is to help you feel deeply connected to your values and intuition so you can break free from the cycles you’ve been stuck in and thrive as the most authentic version of yourself. I’m here to support you in expressing your needs confidently, and building relationships with people who love you for your boundaries, not in spite of them.
I offer a specialized approach that empowers you to stop abandoning yourself. Together, we’ll cultivate a practice of listening to your inner world, offering compassion to yourself, and living in alignment with your values. Learn more about my offerings below:
Ways To Work Together
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Therapy (Massachusetts only)
Ongoing, deeper work to process relationship patterns, anxiety, and past trauma. Available via telehealth across Massachusetts.
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Coaching (Global)
Focused support for women recovering from narcissistic or emotionally abusive relationships who want structure, clarity, and guidance as they move forward.
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Support Groups (Global)
A space to connect with others going through similar experiences and practice showing up differently in relationships.
About Me
Hi, I’m Danielle! I’m a licensed trauma therapist in Boston, Massachusetts offering virtual sessions and in-person support groups. I’ve been in practice since 2016, and I’m passionate about helping my clients rebuild self-trust, stop people-pleasing, and setting boundaries that actually work. Finding a therapist who understands the complexity of these issues and offers supportive tools can bring so much relief from painful experiences and feelings. I use trauma-informed treatment modalities including EMDR and IFS which help my clients see real progress in their therapy journey.