Daniella Fernandez , LMFT

Daniella Fernandez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Washington with more than 13 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. She has worked across a broad range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, grief and loss, guilt and shame, and major life transitions.

Her practice emphasizes respect for individual choice and the belief that people are the foremost experts on their own lives. Daniella creates a collaborative and reflective therapeutic space where she offers clinical guidance while helping clients explore their values, patterns, and goals. Her approach blends attachment-based, emotion-focused, and client-centered methods to help clients build healthier relationships, develop emotion regulation skills, and recover a stronger sense of self.

Clients can expect a therapist who values connection, curiosity, and practical problem solving. Daniella also brings attention to issues such as body image, communication difficulties, control struggles, forgiveness, isolation, life purpose, and panic-related concerns. As a Washington-licensed LMFT (WA LMFT LF 60636895), she combines clinical experience with a person-centered orientation to support growth and lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Daniella integrates attachment-based therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, and client-centered methods into her online practice. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and can help with trust issues, intimacy concerns, and patterns of dependency or avoidance. Emotionally-focused therapy centers on identifying and reshaping emotional responses in relationships so partners and individuals can feel more understood and connected. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client’s own experience and priorities, offering a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance that supports self-discovery and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Daniella works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the focus over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Daniella can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from wherever one lives in Washington, and choose the communication style that feels most effective for making progress.