California-Casual Psychotherapy for young women ready for their thriving era.

I help women embrace their realist selves, feel it to heal it and design purposeful lives.

But like..

in a chill way.

California Casual Psychotherapy logo with a sun, mountains and the ocean.
Danielle Sharkey of California Casual Psychotherapy leaning on a pillar in Santa Barbara, California at El Presidio.

Hi, I’m Danielle

I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#137134) working under the supervision of Nicole A. Botaitis (LMFT #47319, LPCC #227) of Botaitis Therapy Group. I offer virtual & in-person counseling to teens, adults, & families.

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.

— Ben Okri

WHO I WORK WITH

Emerging Adults

Explore who you are and learn to navigate life’s transitions.


Adults & their Parents

Joint sessions where you’ll process the past, understand your current dynamic, and create new ways of relating.


Families Living with Addiction

Process your experience and learn ways to cope and care for your family member and for yourself.


Hospitality & Food Service Industry

Working with people is one of the hardest things to do. You take care of others for a living- you deserve to learn to care for yourself, too.


WHAT I WORK WITH

  • Identity / Self Esteem

  • Body Image

  • Anxiety

  • Stress

  • Relationship Issues

  • Life Transitions

  • Al-Anon/Adult Children of Alcoholics

  • Women's Issues

  • Codependency

  • Coping Skills



Let’s Connect

Desert rocks with a few drought tolerant plants popping up.