Danielle Pinals, LMHC
EMDR & IFS THERAPY · MASSACHUSETTS & PENNSYLVANIA
For the woman who wants to stop people-pleasing and set boundaries that stick.
Whether you’ve been in a narcissistic relationship or grew up with an emotionally immature parent, you learned to say yes to people who hurt you and to doubt your own read on everything. You can unlearn both. Stop repeating the pattern and start trusting yourself again.
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.
If you feel like you're always walking on eggshells around someone you love, you're not alone. Maybe you're consistently being blamed or dismissed, apologizing just to keep the peace, or feeling guilty for hurting someone even when you haven't done anything wrong. You second-guess your decisions, question your sense of what's right and wrong, and find yourself waiting for the other shoe to drop. No matter how hard you try to explain yourself or repair the relationship, the same painful cycle keeps repeating.
My clients find me when they’re exhausted from trying to make things work at their own expense. They’ve sacrificed their sense of self in the name of patience, grace, and being the bigger person. They feel frustrated that nothing has changed, and guilty for desiring more boundaries. It’s too much to carry alone. They feel motivated to change, but need guidance and tools to remember who they are, follow their instincts, and stop people-pleasing.
You deserve relationships that don't require you to abandon yourself. My goal is to help you to trust your judgment, know that your needs matter, and build relationships with people who love you for your boundaries, not in spite of them. Together, we'll work toward breaking painful relational patterns and expressing your truth without apologizing or feeling responsible for managing how others will respond.
I offer a specialized approach to healing from emotionally immature and narcissistic relationships. Through our work together, you'll learn to understand your patterns with compassion and make choices based on your values, not just on what makes other people happy. You don't have to keep choosing between your relationships and yourself. Explore my therapy, coaching, and group offerings below to find the support that's right for you.
Ways To Work Together
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Therapy (MA & PA only)
Ongoing, deeper work to process relationship patterns, anxiety, and past trauma. Available via telehealth across Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
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Coaching (Global)
Focused support for women recovering from narcissistic or emotionally immature 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 unhealthy 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.