About Danielle – My Unique Approach

“How I coach is my magic.”

I know what it’s like to feel the pressure to grow, lead, and push forward, while wondering if success will ever actually feel fulfilling.

For years, I’ve watched entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers struggle, not because they aren’t capable, but because they’ve been told to chase more. More revenue. More visibility. More success. I was one of those people. Until I realised: more isn’t always the answer.

“True success comes from building something that nourishes you, not drains you.”

That’s why I created Determined Dandelions: to help leaders and entrepreneurs reconnect with themselves, redefine success, and grow businesses that align with their energy, values, and long-term vision. My work blends deep personal insight with business clarity, so that growth is not only possible, but sustainable.

How do you feel?

Too often, business owners feel lost, stuck, or disconnected without understanding why. They make decisions based on fear, ego, or unconscious patterns, leading to burnout, bad choices, and businesses that no longer align with who they are. I help entrepreneurs reconnect with themselves, uncover hidden blocks, and develop the emotional intelligence needed to lead with clarity and purpose.

Through my framework, I guide you from frustration and uncertainty to confidence and alignment, so you can build a business that not only succeeds but truly fulfils you.

My Background

I’m a qualified creative psychotherapist, coach, and entrepreneur with over 15 years’ experience in:

  • Business development and entrepreneurship
  • Mental health, mindset and resilience
  • Leadership and personal growth
  • Community development and sustainable systems
  • Over 8 years mentoring and supporting others, and over 4 years psychotherapy – helping individuals unlock self-awareness, resilience, and personal growth.

From founding a social enterprise café as well as a social enterprise shop, to leading a charity focused on inclusion, to launching a city-wide changemaker partnership, I’ve lived through the full cycle of ideation, growth, burnout, and realignment. I’ve also closed businesses, started again, and reinvented myself multiple times. This is why I deeply understand the psychological and emotional load of leadership. I don’t just teach what I’ve learned, I guide from lived experience.

How I Work

My method blends creative psychotherapy, business coaching, and regenerative leadership. I’ve built my own transformational model: The Aligned Growth Framework. To take individuals from stuck and burnt out, to clear, confident, and aligned.

I don’t offer surface-level motivation or templated strategies. I offer deep, supported transformation.

Psychology-informed: Grounded in mental health and mindset principles

Sustainable-first: Designed for long-term wellbeing and conscious growth

Practical & strategic: Rooted in real-world experience, not just theory

Common struggles of my clients

Do you relate?

❌ Feeling lost, drained, or out of alignment: pushing forward, but something feels off.
❌ Burnout from chasing external success: scaling without fulfilment.
❌ Decision fatigue, self-doubt, and overthinking: paralyzed by fear of failure.
❌ Pressure to ‘hustle’ and keep growing: without a strong foundation.
❌ Emotional exhaustion from survival mode: their well-being is suffering.

The cycle continues unless something shifts:

  • Pushing harder, but still feeling unsatisfied.
  • Making reactive decisions instead of aligned ones.
  • Losing touch with your vision and feeling trapped by what you’ve built.
  • Struggling with self-doubt, exhaustion, and loneliness—but keeping up the act because you ‘have to.’

The Transformation: what changes after working with me?


✅ Clarity & Alignment: Know exactly what you want, why it matters, and how to build a business that fuels you.
✅ Confidence in Leadership: Move from overthinking to clear, empowered decision-making.
✅ Sustainable Success: Build a business that supports your well-being, not drains you.
✅ Intentional Growth: Stop following external pressures and lead with authenticity.
✅ Ease & Flow: Ditch the hustle and embrace a balanced, fulfilling approach to business.

Coaching vs. Traditional Coaching & Therapy:

Traditional Coaching

Therapy

My Approach

Focused on goals & action

Focused on healing & past patterns

Combines both for integrated growth

Often strategy-only

Often emotionally focused

Psychology-informed + practical tools

Surface mindset shifts

Deeper emotional processing

Helps rewire patterns and move forward



The truth is…
  • 🚫 If you don’t feel aligned, no strategy will fix that.
  • 🚫 Your business can’t grow sustainably if you’re stuck in survival mode.
  • 🚫 Without self-awareness, you’re building a business that might not even fulfil you.
  • 🚫 Many avoid looking inward until burnout forces them to.
The solution? Developing your self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and leadership clarity so that you make better decisions, attract aligned opportunities, and grow sustainably.
Does This Sound Familiar?
  • ❌ You’re doing all the ‘right’ things, but something still feels off.
  • ❌ You feel stuck, unsure of your next step in business or leadership.
  • ❌ You struggle with self-doubt, overthinking, or fear of failure, even with past success.
  • ❌ You KNOW you’re here to create impact, but something is holding you back.
  • ❌ You crave deeper support, reflection, and therapy, but instead, are drawn to quick business fixes.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur who’s lost your spark, a leader struggling with burnout, or someone navigating a big shift in purpose, my work is here to guide you home to yourself. Because when you’re in alignment, everything else flows.
If this resonates, let’s talk.