Danny Ashen
Compassionate counsellor for identity and anxiety concerns
About Danny
Danny Ashen trained and practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. He brings four years of professional experience to his counselling work. Danny focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and on issues linked to LGBT identity and relationships.
He aims to make the first step easier for people who feel stuck or uncertain. He works in a straightforward, open way and encourages honest conversation about thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions are designed to be calm and non-judgemental so people can say what they need to say. Danny pays attention to how identity, connection and life changes affect everyday wellbeing. His practice includes support for self-esteem, coping with life transitions, and concerns about motivation and confidence.
He also works with people navigating gender identity questions and those on the autism spectrum. Other areas he addresses include body image, eating and food-related issues, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Danny is experienced in responding to trauma-related issues such as sexual assault, abuse, domestic violence and self-harm, and he can talk through concerns about guilt, shame and forgiveness.
He also supports people affected by divorce and separation, prejudice and discrimination, and attachment-related difficulties. People meet Danny for discussions that focus on practical ways to manage worries and to find clearer direction. He encourages gradual steps and collaborative goal-setting.
Appointments are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
What Danny works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches that guide online counselling
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical, real-world changes. One common approach helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practise different ways of responding to stress and anxiety. It can be useful for reducing day-to-day worry and improving mood. Another approach emphasises understanding attachment and relationship patterns to improve how someone connects with others and manages relationship stress. This can help with self-esteem issues and recurring difficulties in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Danny will work with each person to identify goals, try different ways of working, and adjust the focus as needs evolve. The therapist encourages clients to feed back on what helps so sessions can be shaped together.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different routines and preferences. Video calls support face-to-face style conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when people prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing written contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel and day-to-day life while keeping the therapeutic aims clear.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
